Book Review: Rajneeshpuram Digs Into the Behind-the-Scenes D

Book Review: Rajneeshpuram Digs Into the Behind-the-Scenes Dirt of the '80s Oregon Rajneesh Cult

Any current work about Rajneeshpuram—the cult that operated out of Wasco County, Oregon in the '80s— lives in the shadow of Netflix’s 2018 documentary series Wild Wild Country, which focused on the conflict and tension between Bhagwan’s followers and the area's residents. Wild Wild Country was intensely centrist in its framing, interviewing Rajneesh followers, residents of Wasco and Jefferson counties, and government players who investigated Bhagwan’s commune. However, with his first book, investigator and lawyer...

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