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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."
About the Author: Scott Lowe is a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin. He has a Ph.D. in the History of Asian Religions from the University of Iowa and teaches courses in "Introduction to World Religions", "Sacred Earth: Religion and Nature" and "Asian Religions in the West". He has traveled extensively in China, Taiwan, Mexico, Turkey, and Europe and speaks and reads Mandarin Chinese. David Lane is a Professor of Philosophy at Mt. San Antonio College. He is also a Lecturer in Religious Studies at California State University, Long Beach. He received his Ph.D. in the Sociology of Knowledge from the University of California, San Diego, where he was also a recipient of a Regents Fellowship. Widely traveled he has authored numerous books, including The Radhasoami Tradition and The Making of a Spiritual Movement.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781565433007
  • Publisher: Mount San Antonio College/Philosophy Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Mount San Antonio College/Philosophy Group
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 98
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: The Strange Case of Franklin Jones
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1565433009
  • Publisher Date: 26 May 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Weight: 204 gr


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