| Description |
1 online resource (83 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge elements. Elements in new religious movements 2635-232X |
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Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Peoples Temple and Jonestown in the Twenty-First Century -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Life and Death of Peoples Temple -- Indiana -- Redwood Valley -- San Francisco and Los Angeles -- Guyana -- 2 The Religions of Peoples Temple -- The Pentecostal Church in the Temple -- New Thought in the Temple -- The Liberal Protestant Church in the Temple -- Humanism in the Temple -- The Theology of Martyrdom -- 3 The Politics of Peoples Temple -- Politics in Indiana -- Politics in California -- Politics in Guyana |
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Conflict with the US Government and the Media -- 4 The Economics of Peoples Temple -- Indiana -- California -- Guyana -- 5 The Afterlives of Peoples Temple -- Survivors Change the Narrative -- Interpreting Peoples Temple and Jonestown -- The Stories Continue -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments |
| Summary |
The new religious movement of Peoples Temple, begun in the 1950s, came to a dramatic end with the mass murders and suicides that occurred in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978. This analysis presents the historical context for understanding the Temple by focusing on the ways that migrations from Indiana to California and finally to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana shaped the life and thought of Temple members. It closely examines the religious beliefs, political philosophies, and economic commitments held by the group, and it shifts the traditional focus on the leader and founder, Jim Jones, to the individuals who made up the heart and soul of the movement. It also investigates the paradoxical role that race and racism played throughout the life of the Temple. The Element concludes by considering the ways in which Peoples Temple and the tragedy at Jonestown have entered the popular imagination and captured international attention |
| Notes |
Vendor-supplied metadata |
| Subject |
Jones, Jim, 1931-1978
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| SUBJECT |
Jones, Jim, 1931-1978. fast (OCoLC)fst00031126 |
| Subject |
Peoples Temple -- History
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Peoples Temple. fast (OCoLC)fst00530086 |
| Subject |
Jonestown Mass Suicide, Jonestown, Guyana, 1978
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Guyana.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009032025 |
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100903202X |
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