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Killing the Buddha

A Heretic's Bible

By: Jeff Sharlet, Peter Manseau

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Paperback | 4 October 2004

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14.3 x 21.6 x 2.3

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Now in paperback -- the book that caused a religious and critically acclaimed stir. Publishers Weekly called it "the most original and insightful spiritual writing to come out of America since Jack Kerouac first hit the road." The Buffalo News hailed it as "one of the most eccentric and fascinating books of the year." O, The Oprah Magazine said "This collection proves that fear and trembling are human, but a sense of humor is divine."
Peter Manseau and Jeff Sharlet have created a work of calling that is as odd, moving, and inspiring as the people and the scriptures they encountered. Whether it is Manseau and Sharlet telling their "psalms" from outposts as unexpected as a strip club or a cattle-auction barn, Peter Trachtenberg unraveling the Gordian logic of Job via the Borscht Belt, Rick Moody finding a modern-day Jonah in Queens, or Haven Kimmel shocking and thrilling us with her Revelation, what emerges is not an attack on religion, but a quizzical, fascinating look at it from the inside. Killing the Buddha is a positively riveting look at the facets of true belief.

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Elle Quirky, far-ranging....With a format as complex as many people's relationship with God, it shouldn't work, but it does -- a literary leap of faith.
The Denver Post A heartfelt meditation on and exploration of contemporary religious practice in the United States...an intriguing work that is unafraid of controversy.
The New York Observer Whip-smart....Not so much a rewriting of the Bible as a super-charged hip-hop makeover....A genuine stab at a saucy kind of spirituality that's as bold as it is refreshing.

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Religion Comparative Religion Philosophy of Religion Mind, Body, Spirit Thought and Practice Christianity Biblical Studies & Exegesis

Mortal, Eat This Scroll!	p. 1
The Books of Scripture
Genesis	p. 7
Exodus	p. 31
Leviticus	p. 47
Ruth	p. 69
Samuel	p. 85
Job	p. 115
Song of Songs	p. 139
Isaiah	p. 149
Ezekiel	p. 173
Daniel	p. 193
Jonah	p. 211
Gospel	p. 239
Revelation	p. 267
The Book of Psalms
New York, New York	p. 23
Poolesville, Maryland	p. 39
Henderson, North Carolina	p. 59
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	p. 79
Broward County, Florida	p. 107
An Orange Grove, Somewhere in Florida	p. 133
Nashville, Tennessee	p. 143
Mount Vernon, Texas	p. 165
Crestone, Colorado	p. 185
East L.A., California	p. 203
Unincorporated Territory, Oklahoma	p. 231
Heartland, Kansas	p. 257
Geneva, Illinois	p. 279
Acknowledgments	p. 287
Contributors	p. 290
A Conversation with the Authors	p. 292
A Guide to Scripture in Killing the Buddha	p. 295
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