Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness

Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness
The first edition cover
Author Gail Tredwell
Illustrator Lisa Desimini
Cover artist Lisa Desimini
Country United States
Language English
Genre Memoir
Published 2013 (Wattle Tree Press)
Media type Print (paperback) & Kindle Edition
Pages 336 pp
ISBN 0-989-67940-3
978-0989679404

Holy Hell: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion, and Pure Madness is a memoir authored by Gail Tredwell, a former devotee of Amritanandamayi about the two decades of her life as a disciple of the Indian Guru. The working title of the book was 'For the Love of God: A Memoir of Faith, Devotion and Pure Madness'.[1]

Months after the book was published, the allegations in the book against the guru and Ashram led to a major scandal. Police cases were filed against individuals for allegedly defaming Amritanandamayi.[2][3] A petition was filed in the High Court of Kerala requesting a CBI probe into the allegations raised in the book.[4]

Notes

  1. Amsden, David (16 August 2012). "The Hugging Saint". Rolling Stone. p. 2. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. "Spirited debate on Gail Tredwell's book on Social Media". Madhyamam. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. J, Binduraj (23 February 2014). "Gail Tredwell stands by rape accusations against prominent Kerala Mutt priest". India Today. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. J, Binduraj (15 March 2014). "High Court notice to Kerala govt, CBI in Amritanadamayi mutt case". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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