Cults: Faith, Healing, and Coercion - Couverture souple

Galanter, Marc

 
9780195123708: Cults: Faith, Healing, and Coercion
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0195123700 ISBN 13 : 9780195123708
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Why do people join cults? How do cults exert such a strong influence over their members' beliefs and even their appearance? These and other questions about the operation of cult groups are answered in this unique book.

The psychological forces that enable cults to exert their intense influence are analysed in detail and with many examples. These forces include social cohesiveness, which has its parallels in the ties that bind family members together; shared beliefs, which set the groups' standards for behaviour; and altered consciousness, which can lead to a rapid change in the attitudes of recruits and members. For this second edition, Galanter has added three new chapters on cult developments of the 1990s -- the Branch Davidians, Aum Shinrikyo, and Heaven's Gate. The books also features 32 new photographs.

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À propos de l?auteur

Marc Galanter is Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195123700
ISBN 13 
9780195123708
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
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