Cults in Our Midst, 2nd Edition
The Continuing Fight Against Their Hidden Menace
$62.74
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
27 March 2003
Summary
Cults today are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism. In this newly revised edition of her definitive work on cults, Singer reveals what cults really are and how they work, focusing specifically on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power. The book contains fascinating updates on Heaven’s Gate, Falun Gong, Aum Shinrikyo, Hare Krishna, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and the connection between cults and terror…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780787967413 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0787967416 |
| Author: | Margaret Thaler Singer, Robert Jay Lifton |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Imprint: | Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 27 March 2003 |
| Weight: | 508g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 151mm x 28mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Essential reading for all citizens in a free society to learn how even here it is possible to persuade people to give up their freedom and harm themselves and their children.”
About The Author
Margaret Thaler Singer
Margaret Thaler Singer is a clinical psychologist and emeritus adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In her career she has counseled and interviewed more than 3,000 current and former cult members and their relatives and friends. An expert on post-traumatic stress as well as cults, she lectures widely in the United States and abroad. She is the coauthor of “Crazy” Therapies.
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