Misunderstanding Cults

first publication date:  2001-12-01
main subject:  cult

Misunderstanding Cults: Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field was edited by Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins. The book was published by University of Toronto Press, on December 1, 2001, and includes contributions from ten religious, sociological, and psychological scholars. The book is unique in that it includes contributions from scholars who have been labeled as "anti-cult", as well as those who have been labelled as "cult apologists". The book features a section which discusses the need for scholarly objectivity when researching cults, as well as emphasizing the danger of partisanship while researching these controversial groups. Other topics discussed include brainwashing, cult violence, the conflict that exists between new religious movements and their critics, as well as the ramifications of raising children in controversial religious movements. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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