Conversion careers : in and out of the new religions /
"The material in this publication originally appeared as a special issue of American behavioral scientist (Volume 20, Number 6, July/August 1977)." Includes bibliographical references.
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| Language: | English |
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Beverly Hills ; London :
Sage,
1978.
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| Series: | Sage contemporary social science issues ;
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Table of Contents:
- Conversion careers : in and out of the new religions / James T. Richardson
- "Becoming a world-saver" revisited / John Lofland
- Conversion process models and the Jesus movement / James T. Richardson, Mary Stewart
- Seekers and saucers : the role of the cultic milieu in joining a UFO cult / Robert W. Balch, David Taylor
- Patients and pilgrims : changing attitudes toward psychotherapy of converts to Eastern mysticism / Dick Anthony [and others]
- Toward a theory of conversion and commitment to the occult / Frederick R. Lynch
- Conversion or addiction : consequences of joining a Jesus movement group / Robert B. Simmonds
- Searching for surrender : a Catholic charismatic renewal group's attempt to become glossolalic / Frances R. Westley
- Deprogramming : the new exorcism / Anson D. Shupe, Jr., Roger Spielmann, Sam Stigall.