The devil is a gentleman : exploring America's religious fringe / J.C. Hallman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallman, J. C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cults--United States.

Cults.

United States.

Sects--United States.

Sects.

United States--Religion.

Religion.

Physical Description:

xviii, 332 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2006]

Contents:

Infinite

1 Applewhite 4

2 Fairy Godmother 9

3 Homo spiritualis 14

4 Space Cad 19

5 Species of Inconsistency 21

1842-1864 29

Old Ones

1 Rhiannon and Ariadne 38

2 Tree Meditation 42

3 Godfeast 52

1866-1878 61

Ring

1 Jesus Freak 72

2 The Rock Gym 76

3 This Is Not a Show 83

4 The Main Event 89

1878-1890 97

Satan

1 The Devil Is a Gentleman 108

2 The Black House of the North 110

3 Satan Xerxes 117

4 Bees Making Honey 124

5 Evil Frankly Accepted 131

6 Birthmark 137

1890-1898 141

1 The Tiny Bridge 150

2 Authors of the Universe 153

3 Admiral (Biography I) 161

4 The Preclear 165

5 The Sole Source (Biography II) 172

6 The Win 182

7 The Dead King 188

1898-1902 193

Godless

1 Vanini 206

2 The Paine Issue 207

3 Buzz Aldrin Taking Communion in Space 211

4 The Sleeping Unbelievers 217

5 Automatic Sweetheart 221

6 Crew Cut 225

7 The Godless March 228

1902-1907 231

Goddess

1 MerryMeet 240

2 Uncle Dear 242

3 The Circle Is Cast 252

4 Ben Franklin in Drag 258

5 The Suicidal Mood 263

1907-1910 267

Dog

1 Two-Top Mountain 276

2 Lazarus 279

3 Prodigal Dogs 283

4 Weltanschauung 289

5 Humans in Our Fullness 292

6 Whelping to Bach 296.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-332).

ISBN:

1400061725

OCLC:

60835619

Publisher Number:

9781400061723

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