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46) Cults
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Discusses why and how religious cults begin and prosper, describes the different types, and examines in detail the events surrounding cult leaders Charles Manson and Jim Jones.
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The book is arranged in 43 chapters, each systematically presenting the history, theology, impact on the culture, and current status of a major alternative religion. Each chapter is written by an expert on that movement. The chapter on Theosophy was written by Robert Ellwood.
60) Cult in America
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“Cult in America” provides a detailed description of some of America's most powerful cults speaking of their means of recruitment to in many cases their violent and self-destructive downfall. Many people fall victim to the influence of these cults, which at times does not only cost them thousands upon thousands of dollars but also in some cases their lives. This book speaks about some of the methods of combating cult influence which as it turns...