The Cult Files: True Stories from the Extreme Edges of Religious Belief - Softcover

Mikul, Chris

 
9781741960419: The Cult Files: True Stories from the Extreme Edges of Religious Belief
Softcover
ISBN 10: 174196041X ISBN 13: 9781741960419
Verlag: Murdoch Books, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

"The Cult Files" explores the history, features and beliefs of seventeen cults through the ages. Riveting, sometimes amusing, often horrifying stories show the inside workings of these groups, and trace their history - and often their demise. The book includes the Aum Shinrikyo followers, who killed twelve people in a poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway; and the Peoples Temple, in which Jim Jones convinced hundreds of followers to commit suicide en masse. Discover the unbelievable power and wealth held by cult leaders, and the physical and mental authority they wield over their followers. The full story of some of these cults is told for the first time in this book.

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Reseña del editor

"The Cult Files" explores the history, features and beliefs of seventeen cults through the ages. Riveting, sometimes amusing, often horrifying stories show the inside workings of these groups, and trace their history - and often their demise. The book includes the Aum Shinrikyo followers, who killed twelve people in a poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway; and the Peoples Temple, in which Jim Jones convinced hundreds of followers to commit suicide en masse. Discover the unbelievable power and wealth held by cult leaders, and the physical and mental authority they wield over their followers. The full story of some of these cults is told for the first time in this book.

Biografía del autor

Chris Mikul is a Sydney-based writer, book editor and publisher. His books include Bizarrism, a compilation of articles from his long-running magazine of the same name, TV Poems and Tales of the Macabre and Ordinary. He was one of the editors of Strewth!, an independent satirical magazine, and has been a regular guest on radio, talking about everything from eccentrics to streaking.

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Verlag
Murdoch Books
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
174196041X
ISBN 13 
9781741960419
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
248
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