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The Categorial Structure of the World

The Categorial Structure of the World

2nd Edition

Hardback (31 Jan 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Re-issued in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the mass suicides at Jonestown, this revised edition of David ChidesterÆs path-breaking book features a new prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a post-Waco, post-9/11 world. For Chidester, Jonestown recalls the American religious commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers from the evils of capitalist society. ôJonestown is ancient history,ö writes Chidester, but it does provide us with an opportunity ôto reflect upon the strangeness of familiar . . . promises of redemption through sacrifice.ö David Chidester is Chair of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town and author or editor of 20 books, including American Sacred Space(IUP, 1995), edited with Edward T. Linenthal, and Christianity: A Global History.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780253313249
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition
DEWEY: 111
DEWEY edition: 19
Number of pages: 224
Weight: -1g
Height: 230mm
Width: 150mm