| Peoples Temple and Black Religion in America Contributor(s): Moore, Rebecca (Editor), Pinn, Anthony B. (Editor), Sawyer, Mary R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253216559 ISBN-13: 9780253216557 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978, when the children in Jonestown were put to death by adult members, most of whom then took their own lives. Only a handful lived to tell their story. As is well known, Jim Jones was white, but most of his followers were black. Despite that, little has been written about the Peoples Temple from the point of view of the black experience in America. In ten essays, all but two specially commissioned for this volume, scholars from various disciplines address this gap in the scholarship. Twenty-five years after the tragedy at Jonestown, they assess the impact of the black religious experience on the Peoples Temple. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Religion | Cults - Religion | Christianity - Denominations |
| Dewey: 289.9 |
| LCCN: 2003017152 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978, when more than 900 men, women, and children died in a ritual of murder and suicide in their utopianist community of Jonestown, Guyana. Only a handful lived to tell their story. As is well known, Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, was white, but most of his followers were black. Despite that, little has been written about Peoples Temple in the context of black religion in America. In 10 essays, writers from various disciplines address this gap in the scholarship. Twenty-five years after the tragedy at Jonestown, they assess the impact of the black religious experience on Peoples Temple. |