The Penguin Book Of Cults Penguin Black Classics

The Penguin Book Of Cults (Penguin Black Classics) is a documentary history of the world’s most notorious cults over two thousand years, from Celtic druids and Roman Bacchus worship to Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate, and Aum Shinrikyo. Drawing on rare documents, testimonies, “death tapes,” and official records, it reveals how fear of the “religious other” has fueled moral panics, violence, and fascination with cult leaders and their followers.