Cults : faith, healing, and coercion

內容簡介

The charismatic group -- 1. Forces in the charismatic group. Group cohesiveness -- Shared beliefs -- Altered consciousness -- 2. A model of the charismatic group. Biology and behavior -- The cult as a social system -- 3. Case histories of charismatic groups. Trouble at the system's boundary -- A religious sect: the Unification Church -- Charismatic healing groups: the AA example.