{"product_id":"misunderstanding-cults-searching-for-objectivity-in-a-controversial-field-paperback-softback-9780802081889","title":"Misunderstanding Cults; Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field (Paperback \/ softback) 9780802081889","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMisunderstanding Cults\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSearching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBenjamin Zablocki (Edited by), Thomas Robbins (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780802081889\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e538 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm, 0.74 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisunderstanding Cults\u003c\/em\u003e provides a uniquely balanced contribution to what has become a highly polarized area of study. Working towards a moderate \"third path\" in the heated debate over new religious movements or cults, this collection includes contributions from both scholars who have been characterized as \"anticult\" and those characterized as \"cult-apologists.\" The study incorporates multiple viewpoints as well as a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, with the stated goal of depolarizing the discussion over alternative religious movements. A prominent section within the book focuses explicitly on the issue of scholarly objectivity and the danger of partisanship in the study of cults.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe collection also includes contributions on the controversial and much misunderstood topic of brainwashing, as well as discussions of cult violence, children brought up in unconventional religious movements, and the conflicts between alternative religious movements and their critics. Unique in its breadth, this is the first study of new religious movements to address the main points of controversy within the field while attempting to find a middle ground between opposing camps of scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaveat\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Finding a Middle Ground in a Polarized Scholarly Arena\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBenjamin Zablocki and Thomas Robbins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART ONE: HOW OBJECTIVE ARE THE SCHOLARS?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e'O Truant Muse': Collaborationist!! and Research Integrity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBenjamin Beit-Hallahmi\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBalance and Fairness in the Study of Alternative Religions\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThomas Robbins\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaught Up in the Cult Wars: Confessions of a Canadian Researcher\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eSusan ]. Palmer\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePitfalls in the Sociological Study of Cults\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eJanja Lalich\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePART TWO: HOW CONSTRAINED ARE THE PARTICIPANTS?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col start=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Towards a Demystified and Disinterested Scientific Theory of Brainwashing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBenjamin Zablocki\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTactical Ambiguity and Brainwashing Formulations: Science or Pseudo Science\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eDick Anthony\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Tale of Two Theories: Brainwashing and Conversion as Competing Political Narratives \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eDavid Bromley\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrainwashing Programs in The Family\/Children of God and Scientology\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eStephen A. Kent\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaising Lazarus: A Methodological Critique of Stephen Kent's \u003cem\u003eRevival of the Brainwashing Model\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLome L. Dawson\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Compelling Evidence: A Rejoinder to Lome Dawson's Chapter\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eStephen A. Kent\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART THREE: HOW CONCERNED SHOULD SOCIETY BE?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003col start=\"11\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChild-Rearing Issues in Totalist Groups \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eAmy Siskind\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contested Narratives: A Case Shady of the Conflict Between a New Religious Movement and Its Critics\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eJulius H. Rubin\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Roots of Religious Violence in America \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eJeffrey Kaplan\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681243132184,"sku":"9780802081889","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/misunderstanding-cults-searching-for-objectivity-in-a-controversial-field-paperback-softback-9780802081889","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}