Brainwashing and the persecution of "cults"

While the presence of authoritarian "cults" in our midst raises a number of social control and "law and order" issues, current controversies over cults contain substantial elements of mystification. "Brainwashing" is an inherently subjective metaphor that is used as a r...

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Authors: Robbins, Thomas 1943-2015 (Author) ; Anthony, Dick 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1980]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1980, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-69
Further subjects:B Substantial Element
B Current Controversy
B Medical Pathology
B Therapeutic Purpose
B Social Control
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