Description |
218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Series |
Opposing viewpoints |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
ch. 1. What are cults? Cults are harmful and extreme religious groups / Jayanti Tamm -- The term cult is misused for new religious movements / Douglas E. Cowan and David G. Bromley -- Cults and religions have important differences / H. Stephen Shoemaker -- Cults and religions have similarities / Brad Hirschfield -- Mormonism and cults have similarities / Christopher Hitchens -- It does not matter if Mormonism is a cult / Michael Riley -- Scientology is a dangerous cult / Amy Scobee, as told to Mike Hess -- Scientology is more than just a cult / Janet Reitman. |
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ch. 2. Are cults a serious threat? Cults are prone to crime and violence / Tom O'Connor -- The threat of cults is exaggerated / Bruce A. Robinson -- Cults are a serious threat in Japan / Leo Lewis -- Some cults are sexually abusive / Celeste Jones, Kristina Jones, and Juliana Buhring -- Polygamist cults threaten women and girls / Carolyn Jessop, as told to Luiza Ch. Savage -- The practice of polygamy is defensible / Jacob Hodgen. |
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ch. 3. Why do people join cults? Cults brainwash their members / Michael Haag -- Cults do not brainwash their members / Bruce A. Robinson -- Psychological traits can influence people to join cults / Frank MacHovec -- People join cults for a variety of reasons / Robin Jackson. |
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ch. 4. How can cult members be helped? Ex-cult members can be deprogrammed / Rick Alan Ross -- Some cult deprogrammers are as harmful as cults / Dominic Streatfeild -- Some ex-cult members maintain healthy connections with their former cults / Gina Catena -- Children should not be returned to their parents in cults / Flora Jessop and Paul T. Brown -- Organizations to contact. |
Summary |
This volume explores the topics relating to cults, usually referring to a new religious movement or other group whose beliefs or practices are considered non-traditional or unorthodox, by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions. |
Subject |
Cults.
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Cults. (OCoLC)fst00884980
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Sekte. (DE-588)4077343-7
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Added Author |
Espejo, Roman, 1977-
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ISBN |
9780737739947 (hardcover) |
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0737739940 (hardcover) |
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9780737739954 (pbk.) |
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0737739959 (pbk.) |
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