Gone from the Promised Land
Jonestown in American Cultural History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2515366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart A Wright (0000-0003-2058-6195), John R Hall (0000-0002-6230-8612) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92 |
| Publication date | 1989-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins: How Our Family Stories Shape Us, Elizabeth C Stone, 1988 |
| Venue | Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8294 • E-ISSN: 1468-5906 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1387257 |
| OpenAlex | W2084826015 |
| Language | EN |
In this superb cultural history, John R. Hall presents a reasoned analysis of the meaning of Jonestown--why it happened and how it is tied to our history as a nation, our ideals, our practices, and the tension of modern culture. Hall deflates the myths of Jonestown by exploring how much of what transpired was unique to the group and its leader and how much can be explained by reference to wider social processes
Political science · Sociology · History · Race, History, and American Society
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Dis/location
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The Ritual Roots of Society and Culture
Religious Social Movements in the Public Sphere
Mapping the Moral Order
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“Worldly” or “Other Worldly”?
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |