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Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown David Chidester Rev edition
Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown
David Chidester
Features a prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a post-Waco, post-9/11 world. This book recalls the American religious commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers from the evils of capitalist society.
222 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 16, 2003 |
| ISBN13 | 9780253216328 |
| Publishers | Indiana University Press |
| Pages | 224 |
| Dimensions | 157 × 236 × 15 mm · 340 g |
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