The New Believers: Sects, Cults and Alternative Religions

The New Believers: Sects, Cults and Alternative Religions

by David V . Barrett (Author)

Synopsis

The membership of a wide range of religious and other movements is ever growing, causing mixed reactions from non-members, families of members and the media. This book is a response to this, offering a source of information about a whole range of alternative belief systems, non-mainstream religions, cults and sects. Issues including brainwashing, the difficulties of leaving movements and cults that kill are explored.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Cassell Illustrated
Published: 13 Mar 2003

ISBN 10: 1844030407
ISBN 13: 9781844030408

Author Bio
David V. Barrett is a contributor to The Independent, Fortean Times, Catholic Herald and amazon.co, and has researched and written on religious and esoteric topics since his teens. Prior to working freelance, he was a teacher and intelligence analyst for the US National Security Agency and UK government at GCHQ. A full time writer since 1991, he is currently researching for a Ph.D. in the Sociology of New Religions at the London School of Economics.