Heaven's gate: america's ufo religion
Auteur :
Zeller, Benjamin E.
Éditeur :
New York University Press
ISBN :
9781479881062
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In March 1997, thirty-nine people in Rancho Santa Fe, California, ritually terminated their lives. To outsiders, it was a mass suicide. To insiders, it was a graduation. The author explores the question of why the members of Heaven's Gate committed ritual suicides, and examines the origin and evolution of the religion, its appeal, and practices.