| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 350 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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nat Americans |
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Nineteen eighties |
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Orejón language |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. New Jersey, 1981 -- Part II. Oregon, 1981-82 -- Part III. Oregon, 1983 -- Part IV. Oregon, 1984 -- Part V. Oregon, 1985 -- Part VI. Flight, 1985. |
| Summary |
"In 1981, ambitious young Ma Anand Sheela transported the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh to the United States to fulfill his dream of creating a utopia for his thousands of disciples. Four years later, the incendiary Rajneeshpuram commune in Oregon collapsed under the weight of audacious criminal conspiracies hatched in its inner sanctum, including the largest bioterrorism attack in US history, an unprecedented election fraud scheme, and multiple attempted murders. Rajneeshpuram explores how this extraordinary spiritual community, featured in the Netflix docuseries Wild Wild Country, went so wrong. Drawing from extensive interviews with former disciples and an exhaustive review of commune records, government and police files, and archival materials, author Russell King probes the charismatic power that Bhagwan (later known as Osho) and Sheela exercised over the community and the turbulent legal and political environment that left commune leaders ready to deceive, poison, and even murder to preserve their home and their master"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Russell King is a writer, investigator, and attorney. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Osho, 1931-1990.
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Osho, 1931-1990. |
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Anand Sheela, Ma, 1949-
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Anand Sheela, Ma, 1949- |
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Rajneeshees.
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Rajneeshees. |
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Religious communities -- Corrupt practices -- Oregon -- Rajneeshpuram.
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Religious communities. |
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Corruption. |
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Oregon -- Rajneeshpuram. |
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Cults.
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Cults. |
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Bioterrorism.
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Bioterrorism. |
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Rajneeshpuram (Or.) -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
True crime stories.
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True crime stories.
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| Added Author |
Erichsen, Chris, cartographer.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: King, Russell (Attorney). Rajneeshpuram. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2022] 9781641604727 (DLC) 2021950798 (OCoLC)1257018547 |
| ISBN |
9781641604758 electronic book |
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1641604751 electronic book |
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9781641604734 electronic book |
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1641604735 electronic book |
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9781641604727 hardcover |
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1641604727 hardcover |
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