Mystics and Messiahs

Mystics and Messiahs
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9780195127447
ISBN-13 : 0195127447
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Book Synopsis Mystics and Messiahs by : Philip Jenkins

Download or read book Mystics and Messiahs written by Philip Jenkins and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this full-length account of cults and anti-cult scares in American history, Jenkins gives accurate historical perspective and shows how many of today's mainstream religions were originally regarded as cults.


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