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American messiahs : false prophets of a damned nation / Adam Morris.

by Morris, Adam, 1983-

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Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.

206.10973 M875a

Cults -- United States -- History.

United States -- Religion -- History.

9781631492136 (hc.)

xvi, 413 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women in the wilderness -- The chosen vessel -- The great cosmic egg -- The glo-rays of God -- Fall of the sky God.

"Mania surrounding messianic prophets has defined the national consciousness since the American Revolution. From Civil War veteran and virulent anticapitalist Cyrus Teed, to the dapper and overlooked civil rights pioneer Father Divine, to even the megalomaniacal Jim Jones, these figures have routinely been dismissed as dangerous and hysterical outliers. After years of studying these emblematic figures, Adam Morris demonstrates that messiahs are not just a classic trope of our national culture; their visions are essential for understanding American history." -- Publisher's description.

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