Heaven's Harlots: My Fifteen Years As a Sacred Prostitute in the Children of God Cult
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- Synopsis
- What comes across most clearly in this arresting, regret-filled expos from a former ritual prostitute is Williamss own identity struggle-a struggle that, she notes, leads many young people into cults. As a young woman, Williams so desperately craved acceptance and self-esteem that she sought it in all of the likely places in the late 1960s (sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll) as well as in the more esoteric ones (a free-love commune that in these more puritanical times we now call a sex cult). What is most valuable about this account is Williamss long tenure with the Children of God. She was nearly a charter member, and 15 years gave her the insight to track the movements development from an offshoot of the Jesus People to a hierarchical personality cult to a sacred prostitution ring. ... An absorbing memoir of life in a controversial religious movement. The appendix discusses the developments in the COG in the several years since Williamss departure.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 324 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780688155049
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 01/10/06
- Copyrighted By:
- Miriam Williams
- Adult content:
- Yes
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- avid reader
- Proofread By:
- avid reader
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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