Publication

2000-02-21 - Oxford University Press, USA

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99028732
  • Better World Books9780195127447
  • Open LibraryOL7388754M

Classifications

  • LCCBL2525.J46 2000
  • LCCBL2525 .J46 2000
  • LCCBL 2525 J46 2000

First Sentence

In the 1920s, like today, the American media relished a scandal that mixed religion with sexual depravity and crime, and the newspapers found rich pickings in the story of Benjamin Purnell, the head of an odd messianic sect.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American HistoryOxford University Press, USA2000-02-21

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