{"product_id":"american-cult-a-graphic-history-of-religious-cults-in-america-from-the-colonial-era-to-today","title":"American Cult: A Graphic History of Religious Cults in America from the Colonial Era to Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdited by Robyn Chapman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilver Sprocket\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\/18\/2021, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9781945509636\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA graphic history of religious cults in America from the colonial era to today. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom its earliest days, America has been home to spiritual seekers. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1694, the religious tolerance of the Pennsylvania Colony enticed a Transylvanian monk and his forty followers to cross the Atlantic. Almost two hundred years later, a charismatic preacher founded a utopian community in Oneida, New York, that practiced socialism and free love. In the 1960s and '70s, a new generation of seekers gathered in vegetarian restaurants in Los Angeles, Satanic coffee shops in New Orleans, and fortified communes in Philadelphia. And in the twenty-first century, gurus use self-help seminars and get-rich-quick schemes to evangelize to their flocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the decades, Americans in search of divine truths have turned to unconventional prophets for the answers. Some of these prophets have demanded their faith, fortunes, and even their very lives. In American Cult, over twenty cartoonists explore the history of these groups with clarity and empathy--looking beyond the scandalous headlines to find the human stories within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the talents of Lara Antal, Brian \"Box\" Brown, Ryan Carey, Rosa Colón Guerra, Mike Dawson, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, Mike Freiheit, Emi Gennis, Andrew Greenstone, Janet Harvey, Josh Kramer, Jesse Lambert, Ellen Lindner, Lonnie Mann, Ben Passmore, Jim Rugg, Robert Sergel, Vreni Stollberger, Steve Teare, and J.T. Yost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An engrossing primer on the bizarre and often deadly cults that sprout from American culture like weeds.\" \u003ci\u003e-- \u003c\/i\u003eMatt Bors, founder of\u003ci\u003e The Nib \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003eWe Should Improve Society Somewhat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A breathtaking panoply of what Philip Roth termed the 'indigenous American berserk' is on full display in this detail-packed anthology about American cults.\" \u003ci\u003e-- Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003ea 2021 Summer Reads selection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A pretty good reflection of its subject matter: never coherent, often shocking, full of little revelations, and liable to pull you in to its strangely riveting view of the world.\" \u003ci\u003e-- \u003c\/i\u003eLeonard Pierce,\u003ci\u003e The Comics Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Editor:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobyn Chapman\u003c\/strong\u003e is an editor, a publisher, and (sometimes) a cartoonist. She was the first fellow at the Center for Cartoon and later became their program coordinator and a faculty member. During her time at CCS she was honored with MFA, having previously earned her BFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Currently, she is an editor at First Second.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52673319174427,"sku":"American Cult","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/81DLVJj9FYL._SL1500.jpg?v=1785431266","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/american-cult-a-graphic-history-of-religious-cults-in-america-from-the-colonial-era-to-today","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}