Cults in Our Midst

Release on 2003-04-11 | by Margaret Thaler Singer

In this newly revised edition of her definitive work on cults, Singer reveals what cults really are and how they work, focusing specifically on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power.

Author: Margaret Thaler Singer
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
ISBN: 0787967416
Category: Psychology
Page: 432
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Cults in Our Midst

Cults today are bigger than ever, with broad ramifications for national and international terrorism. In this newly revised edition of her definitive work on cults, Singer reveals what cults really are and how they work, focusing specifically on the coercive persuasion techniques of charismatic leaders seeking money and power. The book contains fascinating updates on Heaven's Gate, Falun Gong, Aum Shinrikyo, Hare Krishna, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, and the connection between cults and terrorism in Al Queda and the PLO.

Language: en
Pages: 432

Cults in Our Midst

Authors: Margaret Thaler Singer

Categories: Psychology

Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-04-11 - Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Language: en
Pages: 373

Cults in Our Midst

Authors: Margaret Thaler Singer, Janja Lalich

Categories: Psychology

Type: BOOK - Published: 1996-10-08 - Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Explains how to recognize cults, and argues that cults are infiltrating the workplace in the guise of training programs and workshops.

Language: en
Pages: 381

Cults in Our Midst

Authors: Margaret Thaler Singer, Janja Lalich

Categories: Psychology

Type: BOOK - Published: 1995-03 - Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Argues that cults are becoming more dangerous and are infiltrating the workplace in the guise of training programs and workshops, and explains how to recognize cults

Language: en
Pages: 397