The Cult Phenomenon
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download The Cult Phenomenon PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get The Cult Phenomenon book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
The Cult Phenomenon
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Mike Kropveld
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Cult Phenomenon written by Mike Kropveld and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Sects categories.
Smashing The Idols
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Gary D. Eisenberg
language : en
Publisher: Jason Aronson
Release Date : 1988
Smashing The Idols written by Gary D. Eisenberg and has been published by Jason Aronson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
To find more information about Rowman and Littlefield titles, please visit www.rowmanlittlefield.com.
The Cult Phenomenon In The United States
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : John Gordon Clark
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-01-21
The Cult Phenomenon In The United States written by John Gordon Clark and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-21 with categories.
The Cult Phenomenon in the United States is a short essay by John Gordon Clark. John 'Jack' Gordon Clark (1926-1999) was a Harvard psychiatrist known for his research on the alleged damaging effects of cults. He was the target of harassment from the Church of Scientology after he testified against it to the Vermont legislature in 1976. The Psychiatric Times, when naming him 1991 psychiatrist of the year, described him as "a quiet, courageous man of conviction, who was fighting an all-too-lonely and unappreciated battle against well-financed, ruthless organizations."
No Freedom For The Mind
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Colin Clay
language : en
Publisher: Burlington, Ont. : Trinity Press
Release Date : 1987
No Freedom For The Mind written by Colin Clay and has been published by Burlington, Ont. : Trinity Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Canada categories.
Leaders And Followers
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Committee on Psychiatry and Religion
language : en
Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub
Release Date : 1992
Leaders And Followers written by Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Committee on Psychiatry and Religion and has been published by American Psychiatric Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Medical categories.
Psychiatrists are in a unique position to understand the personalities, needs, and motivations of cult leaders and followers. This report assumes that unique vantage point in its review of the cult phenomenon. What are the psychiatric attributes of cult leaders and followers? Why do individuals join cults? Can cults play a constructive role in an individual's life? And how can psychiatrists help family and friends deal with cult members? Supported by numerous references, this report presents statistics and colorful descriptions of American cults and their effect on those who embrace them.
Bounded Choice
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Janja A. Lalich
language : en
Publisher: University of California Press
Release Date : 2020-11-30
Bounded Choice written by Janja A. Lalich and has been published by University of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-30 with Religion categories.
Heaven's Gate, a secretive group of celibate "monks" awaiting pickup by a UFO, captured intense public attention in 1997 when its members committed collective suicide. As a way of understanding such perplexing events, many have seen those who join cults as needy, lost souls, unable to think for themselves. This book, a compelling look at the cult phenomenon written for a wide audience, dispels such simple formulations by explaining how normal, intelligent people can give up years of their lives—and sometimes their very lives—to groups and beliefs that appear bizarre and irrational. Looking closely at Heaven's Gate and at the Democratic Workers Party, a radical political group of the 1970s and 1980s, Janja Lalich gives us a rare insider's look at these two cults and advances a new theoretical framework that will reshape our understanding of those who join such groups. Lalich's fascinating discussion includes her in-depth interviews with cult devotees as well as reflections gained from her own experience as a high-ranking member of the Democratic Workers Party. Incorporating classical sociological concepts such as "charisma" and "commitment" with more recent work on the social psychology of influence and control, she develops a new approach for understanding how charismatic cult leaders are able to dominate their devotees. She shows how members are led into a state of "bounded choice," in which they make seemingly irrational decisions within a context that makes perfect sense to them and is, in fact, consistent with their highest aspirations. In addition to illuminating the cult phenomenon in the United States and around the world, this important book also addresses our pressing need to know more about the mentality of those true believers who take extreme or violent measures in the name of a cause.
Cultish
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Amanda Montell
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-06-15
Cultish written by Amanda Montell and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join—and more importantly, stay in—extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has . . . Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of “brainwashing.” But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear—and are influenced by—every single day. Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities “cultish,” revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven’s Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of “cultish” everywhere.
Soul Snatchers
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Jean-Marie Abgrall
language : en
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Soul Snatchers written by Jean-Marie Abgrall and has been published by Algora Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Psychology categories.
Abgrall, a practicing psychiatrist and professional criminologist who won a case against the Scientologists in Europe, has spent 15 years researching cult phenomena. Well organized and readable. This book is recommended for public and academic libraries.
Cults In America
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Willa Appel
language : en
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Release Date : 1983
Cults In America written by Willa Appel and has been published by Holt McDougal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Religion categories.
Looks at cult ideology, cult leaders and members, the conversion process, and deprogramming
The Cult Experience
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : J. Gordon Melton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Cult Experience written by J. Gordon Melton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Surveys the major religious cults, examines their influence on American society, and discusses deprogramming and the movement against cults