Mystics and messiahs: cults and new religions in american history
Auteur :
Jenkins, Philip
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195145960
Date de publication :
18 oct. 2001
Dimensions :
23,8 x 15,9 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
431 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This text is an account of cults and anti-cult scares in American history. The author shows that cults were by no means an invention of the 1960s and that in fact, most of the frightening images and stereotypes surrounding fringe religious movements are traceable to the mid-19th century.