The use of the »Brainwashing« Theory by the Anti-cult Movement in the United States of America, pre-1996

The »problem« of cults, or new religious movements (NRMs), has been a polarising issue for centuries. The massive culture shift that took place in the 1960s saw the »problem« of cults coupled with the emergent »brainwashing« theory. This article sheds light on exactly what this so-called brainwashin...

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Main Author: Elizabeth Aileen Young
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Zeitschrift für junge Religionswissenschaft 2012-12-01
Series:Zeitschrift für Junge Religionswissenschaft
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/zjr/387