Cults and new religions : a brief history

Catalogue Data

• OBNB ID GBA762806
• ISBN 10 1405161280
• ISBN 13 9781405161282
• Type BibliographicResource, Book
• Dewey Classification 200.904

ISBD

• P1053 ix, 260 p.
• P1042 Includes bibliographical references and index.Rise and the question of the dangerous cult -- The Unification Church/the family federation : the brainwashing/deprogramming controversy -- Sun Myung Moon : Savior from the East -- Doctrinal beliefs and ritual practices of the Unification Church -- The growth and organization of the Unification Church outside Korea -- Brainwashing, deprogramming, and the Unification Church -- The children of God/the Family international : the issue of sexuality -- Mo : David Berg and the origins of the Children of God -- Social organization of the Children of God/the Family -- Beliefs, rituals, and practices of the Children of God/the Family -- The Children of God/the Family and the issue of sexuality -- The Branch Davidians : the problem of mass media -- The historical development of the Branch Davidians -- Beliefs and practices of the Branch Davidians under David Koresh -- The siege at Waco and the problem of mass media -- Heavens Gate : the question of cults and violence -- Ti, do, and the origins of Heavens Gate -- Beliefs and practices of Heavens Gate -- Recruitment and social organization in Heavens Gate -- The evolutionary level above human : the continuum of new religious movements and violence -- Wicca and witchcraft : confronting cultural fears -- Gerald Gardner and the origins of modern witchcraft -- Social organization and development of modern witchcraft and wicca -- Beliefs, rituals, and practices of modern witchcraft and wicca -- Satanic panic : the legacy of religious cult fears -- Rethinking cults : the significance of new religious movements -- Perspectives : cults versus new religious movements -- New religions as experimental faiths.