The Rhetoric of Religious 'Cults' : Terms of Use and Abuse /

The Rhetoric of Religious Cults takes as its departure point the notion that 'cults' have a distinctive language and way of recruiting members. First outlining a rhetorical framework, which encompasses contemporary discourse analysis, the persuasive texts of three movements - Scientology,...

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Main Author:	Mooney, Annabelle (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:	Linguistics. Applied Linguistics. Comparative Religion. Religious Studies, general. Sociolinguistics. Applied linguistics. Religion. Religions. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book