Brother XII
Subtitle: the strange odyssey of a 20th-century prophet and his quest for a new world
By: John Oliphant
Publisher: Twelfth House Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Halifax, N.S
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780978097202
Subjects: Cults; History; Theosophists; Biography; Imposters and imposture; Worship; Impostors and imposture; Cultes; Histoire; Théosophes; Biographies; Imposteurs
Description: 'Brother XII: The Strange Odyssey of a 20th-century Prophet' chronicles the life and exploits of the enigmatic figure who established a utopian community in southern British Columbia in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The tales of gold, sex and black magic associated with Brother XII and his flamboyant mistress, a whip-wielding devotee of ritual magic with the pulp-fiction name of Madame Z, have gripped people's imaginations for years, and the story has been described as a Gone with The Wind of the occult, an evocative mixture of the sacred and profane. Though other religious figures may be better known, for pure drama, nothing rivals the story of Brother XII.
Notes: Previously published under title: Brother Twelve: the incredible story of Canada's false prophet.

Includes bibliographical references and index.