The Divine Supermarket: Shopping for God in America - Softcover

Ruthven, Malise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099817608 ISBN 13: 9780099817604

Publisher: Vintage, 1991

Synopsis

Travelling in a battered camping van, Malise Ruthven set out across America in search of the manifestations - often bizarre and sometimes terrifying - of its religious spirit. The result is both a dazzling travel book and a unique nsight into the soul of modern America.

About this title

Synopsis:

Travelling in a battered camping van, Malise Ruthven set out across America in search of the manifestations - often bizarre and sometimes terrifying - of its religious spirit. The journey took him from the dark woods of Puritan New England to neo-Nazi cults in the Rockies; from Mormons and Snake-handlers to fundamentalist groups who challenge the teaching of evolution; from Channellers in California to the sexual and financial scandals surrounding millionaire TV preachers. This book is his account of the journey, offering insights into the soul of modern America. The author's other books include "Cairo: Islam in the World" and "Traveller Through Time: A Photographic Journey With Freya Stark".

About the Author:

Malise Ruthven was born in 1942, and educated at Eton, Trinity College Cambridge and the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies in the Lebanon. He worked for several years at the BBC, but is now a freelance writer and broadcaster. His books include Torture: the Grand Conspiracy, Cairo, Islam in the World and Traveller Through Time: a Photographic Journey with Freya Stark; he is an occasional contributor to the Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement and The Economist. He is married with two daughters, and lives in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0099817608
• ISBN 13: 9780099817604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 317