Misunderstanding Cults

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Edited by Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins

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Unique in its breadth, this is the first study of new religious movements to address the main points of controversy within the field while attempting to find a middle ground between opposing camps of scholarship.


Inhalt
Preface Caveat Introduction: Finding a Middle Ground in a Polarized Scholarly Arena
Benjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins PART ONE: HOW OBJECTIVE ARE THE SCHOLARS? 'O Truant Muse': Collaborationist!! and Research Integrity
Benjamin Beit-HallahmiBalance and Fairness in the Study of Alternative Religions
Thomas RobbinsCaught Up in the Cult Wars: Confessions of a Canadian Researcher
Susan ]. PalmerPitfalls in the Sociological Study of Cults
Janja Lalich PART TWO: HOW CONSTRAINED ARE THE PARTICIPANTS? Towards a Demystified and Disinterested Scientific Theory of Brainwashing
Benjamin ZablockiTactical Ambiguity and Brainwashing Formulations: Science or Pseudo Science
Dick AnthonyA Tale of Two Theories: Brainwashing and Conversion as Competing Political Narratives
David BromleyBrainwashing Programs in The Family/Children of God and Scientology
Stephen A. KentRaising Lazarus: A Methodological Critique of Stephen Kent's Revival of the Brainwashing Model
Lome L. Dawson Compelling Evidence: A Rejoinder to Lome Dawson's Chapter
Stephen A. KentPART THREE: HOW CONCERNED SHOULD SOCIETY BE? Child-Rearing Issues in Totalist Groups
Amy Siskind Contested Narratives: A Case Shady of the Conflict Between a New Religious Movement and Its Critics
Julius H. Rubin The Roots of Religious Violence in America
Jeffrey KaplanAppendix
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