ISBN:

• 9780195056310
• 0195066588
• 0195056310

Description: viii, 230 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:

• Includes index.
• Bibliography: pages 215-224.

Contents:

• The charismatic group
• Forces in the charismatic group. Group cohesiveness ; Shared beliefs ; Altered consciousness
• A model of the charismatic group. Biology and behavior ; The cult as a social system
• Case histories of charismatic groups. Trouble at the system's boundary ; A religious sect : the Unification Church ; Charismatic healing groups : the AA example.

LCCN: 88025277

Control Number: 29011

Subjects:

• Cults.
• Psychology, Religious.
• Sects.
• Spiritual healing.