
Tell your friends about this item:
Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History
Jenkins, Philip (Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University)
Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History
Jenkins, Philip (Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Distinguished Professor of History and Religious Studies, Pennsylvania State University)
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.
304 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 18, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780195145960 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 229 × 151 × 23 mm · 468 g |
Show all