Findings of a three-year study by the Committee on Psychiatry and Religion. Attempts to present a balanced view of the complexity of the phenomenon, the controversies arising from it, and recommendations on issues where standards of clinical practice and legality are clear.
Findings of a three-year study by the Committee on Psychiatry and Religion. Attempts to present a balanced view of the complexity of the phenomenon, the controversies arising from it, and recommendations on issues where standards of clinical practice and legality are clear.
What is a cult? Why do they emerge? Who joins them? And why do tragedies such as Waco and Jonestown occur? This reader brings together the voices of historians, sociologists, and psychologists of...
First published in 1923, this title explores the schools of religious thought and practice that sprung up towards the end of the nineteenth century and at the start of the twentieth: sects, mystics...
New Religious Movements: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the field of New Religious Movements (NRMs). Western culture is currently going through a wave of fascination with...