Anti-cult movements in cross-cultural perspective / [print] edited by Anson Shupe, David G. Bromley. - New York : Garland, (c)1994. - xvi, 274 pages ; 23 cm. - Religious information systems series ; v. 16 Garland reference library of social science ; v. 913 .

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction Modern anti-cult movement 1971-1991: a twenty-year retrospective Maintaining the faith: the Jewish anti-cult and counter-missionary movement Social construction of subversion: a comparison of anti-religious and anti-satanic cult narratives Alternative to the anti-cult movement groupe in Canada History of the cult awareness network Strategic intervention therapy New religions in Europe: a comparison of developments and reactions in England, France, Germany, and the Netherlands Anti-cult movement in Italy Roman Catholic response to NRM new religious movements Anti-cult movement in the Netherlands: an unsuccessful affair Alien gods, alien identities: the 'anti-cult' lobby in Israel Anti-cult movement in Japan Anson Shupe and David G. Bromley -- Anson Shupe and David G. Bromley -- Shoshanah Feher -- David G. Bromley -- Richard Bergeron -- Priscilla D. Coates -- Steven A. Hassan -- James T. Richardson and Barend van Driel -- Massimo Introvigne -- John A. Saliba -- Reender Kranenborg -- Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi -- Michael L. Mickler.



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