TY  - BOOK
AU  - Largo,Michael
TI  - God's lunatics: lost souls, false prophets, martyred saints, murderous cults, demonic nuns, and other victims of  man's eternal search for the divine 
SN  - 9780061732843 (pbk.)
AV  - BL85 .L37 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Harper
KW  - Prophets
KW  - History
KW  - Religious leaders
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Encyclopedias
KW  - Religions
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-556)
N2  - What is the meaning of life? Since the dawn of civilization, humankind has sought to answer the mysteries of existence. Unfortunately this restless search for the divine has, all too often, driven seekers in regrettable directions-- toward the comically ridiculous and irrational but also the frighteningly horrific and maniacal
ER  -