God's lunatics : lost souls, false prophets, martyred saints, murderous cults, demonic nuns, and other victims of man's eternal search for the divine
Title:
God's lunatics : lost souls, false prophets, martyred saints, murderous cults, demonic nuns, and other victims of man's eternal search for the divine
Author:
Largo, Michael, 1954-
ISBN:
9780061732843
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper, c2010.
Physical Description:
xvii, 564 p.[pap]: ill., map ; 24 cm.
Abstract:
A chronological survey of historical prophets who have shared their perspectives on such topics as the meaning of life and what happens after death evaluates their influence on religion, law, and culture.
