THE BACKGROUND AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF CALIFORNIA, WORLD WIDE
Los Angeles: The Church of Scientology, 1970. Hardcover. Dated 1970 on the title page, with the years "1970, 1972" on the copyright page. The first Church publication on the rituals and worship integral to Scientology. It offers guidance for conducting services fro weddings, the naming of a child, and funerals. There is also an acknowledgement of human rights, with some suggestion of a holiday to commemorate it. By this time, the Church was initiating Sunday gatherings, analogous to Sunday worship in the dominant religions in the regions into which Scientology had expanded, in its local churches. Quarto: 70 p. Original black leatherette binding, with gilt stamping. Bookplate of The Church of Scientology Celebrity Center affixed to the front pastedown. Some general shelfwear to the boards; otherwise about very good. Very good. Item #77794
Price: $250.00