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Da : The Strange Case of Franklin Jones by Scott Lowe and David Christopher Lane (2015, Trade Paperback)

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One of the first books ever published to objectively study the life and work of Franklin Jones, also known as Bubba Free John, Da Free John, Adi Da, an infamous cult leader who attracted both devotees and detractors. Contains original essays by Professor Scott Lowe (University of Wisconsin) and Professor David Lane (Mt. San Antonio College). Review by Professor Robert S. Ellwood , formerl Bashford Professor of Oriental Studies, USC, writing in in NOVA RELIGIO: "This short book is among the very few important studies of one of the most interesting and outrageous sixties-generation American gurus. This book consists of two essays, both revised versions of articles that appeared in Lane's Exposing Cults: When the Skeptical Mind Confronts the Mystical (New York: Garland, 1994). The first is a hard-headed but fair-minded assessment of the way in which spiritual guides can deliver teaching that is morally and mystically elevated, yet which seems to help others more than the guides themselves, producing the phenomenon of "crazy adepts and sane disciples." If this is an accurate description of Da Free John, he far from alone, and the article ought to be useful to generalists in the study of new religions. Scott Lowe's piece, basically an account of his own brief youthful stay with Jones' group in 1974, complements Lane's article with firsthand information of what the group was like in its early years. These two well-written essays make a substantive contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of the disciple-guru relationship in new religious movements."

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Mount SAN Antonio College/Philosophy Group
ISBN-10
1565433009
ISBN-13
9781565433007
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222595912

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Book Title
Da : the Strange Case of Franklin Jones
Author
David Christopher Lane, Scott Lowe
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Cults
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Religion
Number of Pages
98 Pages

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9in
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0.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
5.5 Oz

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