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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > General

Becoming Rasta - Origins of Rastafari Identity in Jamaica (Hardcover): Charles Price Becoming Rasta - Origins of Rastafari Identity in Jamaica (Hardcover)
Charles Price
R3,121 Discovery Miles 31 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An exploration into why and how Jamaicans become Rastafari in spite of increasing incrimination of the religion So much has been written about the Rastafari, yet we know so little about why and how people join the Rastafari movement. Although popular understandings evoke images of dreadlocks, reggae, and marijuana, Rastafarians were persecuted in their country, becoming a people seeking social justice. Yet new adherents continued to convert to Rastafari despite facing adverse reactions from their fellow citizens and from their British rulers. Charles Price draws on in-depth interviews to reveal the personal experiences of those who adopted the religion in the 1950s to 1970s, one generation past the movement's emergence. By talking with these Rastafari elders, he seeks to understand why and how Jamaicans became Rastafari in spite of rampant discrimination, and what sustains them in their faith and identity. Utilizing new conceptual frameworks, Price explores the identity development of Rastafari, demonstrating how shifts in the movement's identity-from social pariah to exemplar of Blackness-have led some of the elder Rastafari to adopt, embrace, and internalize Rastafari and blackness as central to their concept of self.

Sects, Cults, and Spiritual Communities - A Sociological Analysis (Hardcover, New): Marc Petrowsky, William W. Zellner Sects, Cults, and Spiritual Communities - A Sociological Analysis (Hardcover, New)
Marc Petrowsky, William W. Zellner
R2,765 Discovery Miles 27 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

American society is culturally diverse with a variety of religious denominations, sects, cults, and self-help groups vying for members. This volume analyzes nine of these groups, chosen both for their intrinsic interest and because they illustrate a variety of sociological concepts. The groups included in this study are: Heaven's Gate, Jesus People USA, the Love Family, The Farm, Amish Women, Scientology, El Nino Fidencio, Santeria, and Freedom Park. The contributors are social scientists with first-hand knowledge of the groups they examine.

Deadly Cults - The Crimes of True Believers (Hardcover, New): Robert L. Snow Deadly Cults - The Crimes of True Believers (Hardcover, New)
Robert L. Snow
R2,229 Discovery Miles 22 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How does a Vampire Cult differ from a Satanic Cult? How do seemingly "normal" or "ordinary" citizens suddenly find themselves committed to a group whose leader promotes criminal activities and isolation from families and friends? What should you do if a loved one becomes indoctrinated by a potentially dangerous cult? This book focuses on various cults and their often criminal belief systems. Most readers are shocked by stories of mass suicides and ritualized cult killings, but few understand how such crimes come to be committed. Snow, a seasoned police officer with experience working on cult crimes, examines those cults that commit offenses from murder and fraud to kidnapping and sexual assault. By providing specific accounts of dangerous cults and their destructive acts, Snow illustrates how seemingly innocent groups can turn pernicious when under the sway of a charismatic leader with an agenda, or when members take things too far. He offers advice on how to avoid falling victim to cult indoctrination, concluding with chapters on how to identify cults, how to protect yourself and your family, and what to do if a loved one is ensnared by such a group.

The Fire Within The Cult - Based on a True Story (Hardcover): Courtnie J Christensen, Angela E Powell The Fire Within The Cult - Based on a True Story (Hardcover)
Courtnie J Christensen, Angela E Powell
R605 Discovery Miles 6 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
New Spirituality, Self, and Belonging - How New Agers and Neo-Pagans Talk about Themselves (Hardcover, New): Jon P. Bloch New Spirituality, Self, and Belonging - How New Agers and Neo-Pagans Talk about Themselves (Hardcover, New)
Jon P. Bloch
R2,756 Discovery Miles 27 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Through in-depth interviews with 22 New Agers and Neo-Pagans, this study proposes a new model of religious identity from a sociological standpoint. The analysis demonstrates that in spite of their great diversity of beliefs and lack of strong organizational ties, a discernible community of alternative spiritualists does exist. This volume will appeal not only to scholars of the sociology of religion, but also to sociologists interested in community building, social movements, and self-identity.

Cult, A Love Story - Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery (Hardcover): Alexandra Amor Cult, A Love Story - Ten Years Inside a Canadian Cult and the Subsequent Long Road of Recovery (Hardcover)
Alexandra Amor
R780 R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Save R89 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Under the Tamarisk Tree (Hardcover): Flori Paquette Under the Tamarisk Tree (Hardcover)
Flori Paquette
R533 Discovery Miles 5 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Miracles and Translatio of Saint James - Books Two and Three of the Liber Sancti Jacobi (Hardcover): Thomas F. Coffey,... The Miracles and Translatio of Saint James - Books Two and Three of the Liber Sancti Jacobi (Hardcover)
Thomas F. Coffey, Maryjane Dunn
R1,039 Discovery Miles 10 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Untold Story Behind the US Government's Takeover of Scientology - Scientology Rescued From the Claws of the Deep... The Untold Story Behind the US Government's Takeover of Scientology - Scientology Rescued From the Claws of the Deep State, vol 3 (Hardcover)
Andreas M B Gross; Contributions by Andreas M B Gross
R943 Discovery Miles 9 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Rhetoric of Religious Cults - Terms of Use and Abuse (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): A. Mooney The Rhetoric of Religious Cults - Terms of Use and Abuse (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
A. Mooney
R2,869 Discovery Miles 28 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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, Jehovah's Witnesses and Children of God - are analysed in detail and their discourse compared with other kinds of recruitment literature. Cults' distinctive negative profile in society is not matched by a linguistic typology. Indeed, this negative profile seems to rest on the semantics and application of the term 'cult' itself.

The Gospel Time Bomb - Ultrafundamentalism and the Future of America (Hardcover): Lowell D. Streiker The Gospel Time Bomb - Ultrafundamentalism and the Future of America (Hardcover)
Lowell D. Streiker
R1,095 Discovery Miles 10 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The author explores the dangers of ultrafundamentalist cults by presenting selected case histories, by explaining the significance of the central tendencies of ultrafundamentalism, and by suggesting why such groups are flourishing at this particular time in this particular society.

Violence and New Religious Movements (Hardcover, New): James R Lewis Violence and New Religious Movements (Hardcover, New)
James R Lewis
R2,047 Discovery Miles 20 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The relationship between new religious movements (NRMs) and violence has long been a topic of intense public interest--an interest heavily fueled by multiple incidents of mass violence involving certain groups. Some of these incidents have made international headlines. When New Religious Movements make the news, it's usually because of some violent episode. Some of the most famous NRMs are known much more for the violent way they came to an end than for anything else. Violence and New Religious Movements offers a comprehensive examination of violence by-and against-new religious movements. The book begins with theoretical essays on the relationship between violence and NRMs and then moves on to examine particular groups. There are essays on the "Big Five"--the most well-known cases of violent incidents involving NRMs: Jonestown, Waco, Solar Temple, the Aum Shunrikyo subway attack, and the Heaven's Gate suicides. But the book also provides a richer survey by examining a host of lesser-known groups. This volume is the culmination of decades of research by scholars of New Religious Movements.

Cults - Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them (Hardcover): Max Cutler Cults - Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them (Hardcover)
Max Cutler; As told to Kevin Conley
R770 R687 Discovery Miles 6 870 Save R83 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mystery. Manipulation. Murder. Cults are associated with all of these. But what really goes on inside them? More specifically, what goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and the people who join them? Based on the hit podcast Cults, this is essential reading for any true crime fan. Cults prey on the very attributes that make us human: our desire to belong, to find a deeper meaning in life, to live everyday with divine purpose. Their existence creates a sense that any one of us, at any time, could step off the cliff's edge and fall into that daunting abyss of manipulation and unhinged dedication to a misplaced cause. Perhaps it's this mindset that keeps us so utterly obsessed and desperate to learn more, or it's that the stories are so bizarre and unsettling that we are simply in awe of the mechanics that make these infamous groups tick. The premier storytelling podcast studio Parcast has been focusing on unearthing these mechanics--the cult leaders and followers, and the world and culture that gave birth to both. Parcast's work in analyzing dozens of case studies has revealed patterns: distinct ways that cult leaders from different generations resemble one another. What links the ten notorious figures profiled in Cults are as disturbing as they are stunning--from Manson to Applewhite, Koresh to Rael, the stories woven here are both spellbinding and disturbing. Cults is more than just a compilation of grisly biographies, however. In these pages, Parcast's founder Max Cutler and national bestselling author Kevin Conley look closely at the lives of some of the most disreputable cult figures and tell the stories of their rise to power and fall from grace, sanity, and decency. Beyond that, it is a study of humanity, an unflinching look at what happens when the most vulnerable recesses of the mind are manipulated and how the things we hold most sacred can be twisted into the lowest form of malevolence.

The Advent of Sun Myung Moon - The Origins, Beliefs and Practices of the Unification Church (Hardcover): G. Chryssides The Advent of Sun Myung Moon - The Origins, Beliefs and Practices of the Unification Church (Hardcover)
G. Chryssides
R2,878 Discovery Miles 28 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In writing any account of someone else's religious beliefs and practices, any author must find himself between two poles: what members of the religion wish to tell, and what the public wishes to know. Nowhere are these polarities more distant than in the field of new religions. The public wishes to know about recruitment, brainwashing, and fundraising within the Unification Church, while the authors discussion with UC members elicited far more material on their own inner spiritual life. After consideration the author has concluded that a common meeting ground is simply not possible, and that any book, including this one, has to be a compromise.

A Year in White - Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santeria in the United States (Hardcover): C Lynn Carr A Year in White - Cultural Newcomers to Lukumi and Santeria in the United States (Hardcover)
C Lynn Carr
R3,154 Discovery Miles 31 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the Afro-Cuban Lukumi religious tradition - more commonly known in the United States as Santeria - entrants into the priesthood undergo an extraordinary fifty-three-week initiation period. During this time, these novices - called iyawo - endure a host of prohibitions, including most notably wearing exclusively white clothing.A Year in White, sociologist C. Lynn Carr, who underwent this initiation herself, opens a window on this remarkable year-long religious transformation. In her intimate investigation of the ""year in white"", Carr draws on fifty-two in-depth interviews with other participants, an online survey of nearly two hundred others, and almost a decade of her own ethnographic fieldwork, gathering stories that allow us to see how cultural newcomers and natives thought, felt, and acted with regard to their initiation. She documents how, during the iyawo year, the ritual slowly transforms the initiate's identity. For the first three months, for instance, the iyawo may not use a mirror, even to shave, and must eat all meals while seated on a mat on the floor using only a spoon and their own set of dishes. During the entire year, the iyawo loses their name and is simply addressed as ""iyawo"" by family and friends. Carr also shows that this year-long religious ritual - which is carried out even as the iyawo goes about daily life - offers new insight into religion in general, suggesting that the sacred is not separable from the profane and indeed that religion shares an ongoing dynamic relationship with the realities of everyday life. Religious expression happens at home, on the streets, at work and school. Offering insight not only into Santeria but also into religion more generally, A Year in White makes an important contribution to our understanding of complex, dynamic religious landscapes in multicultural, pluralist societies and how they inhabit our daily lives.

Scientology Rescued From the Claws of the Deep State - Vol 1: Rehabilitation of Study Tech, Auditing Basics and Metering... Scientology Rescued From the Claws of the Deep State - Vol 1: Rehabilitation of Study Tech, Auditing Basics and Metering (Hardcover)
Andreas M B Gross; Cover design or artwork by Andreas M B Gross
R1,423 Discovery Miles 14 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Formation - A Woman's Memoir of Rape, Rage, and War (Paperback): Ryan Leigh Dostie Formation - A Woman's Memoir of Rape, Rage, and War (Paperback)
Ryan Leigh Dostie
R447 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rock Music - The Citadel of Satan (Hardcover): Alex Maloney Rock Music - The Citadel of Satan (Hardcover)
Alex Maloney
R908 Discovery Miles 9 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pagan Ethics - Paganism as a World Religion (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Michael York Pagan Ethics - Paganism as a World Religion (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Michael York
R5,507 R5,160 Discovery Miles 51 600 Save R347 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is the first comprehensive examination of the ethical parameters of paganism when considered as a world religion alongside Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism. The issues of evil, value and idolatry from a pagan perspective are analyzed as part of the Western ethical tradition from the Sophists and Platonic schools through the philosophers Spinoza, Hume, Kant and Nietzsche to such contemporary thinkers as Grayling, Mackie, MacIntyre, Habermas, Levinas, Santayana, etc. From a more practical viewpoint, a delineation of applied pagan ethics is then presented in connection with current moral issues such as same-sex union, recreational drugs, environmental awareness, abortion and terrorism. Finally, overviews of sectarian pagan ethics (Shinto, Santeria, Heathenism, Druidry, Romuva, Slavic, Kemeticism, Classical and Wicca) provide both the general and pagan reader with an understanding of the provocative range and differentiation of pagan ethical thought. The book approaches the Western ethical tradition as an historical development and a continuing dialogue. The novelty of this approach lies in its consideration of paganism as a legitimate voice of religious spirituality rather than a satanic aberration or ridiculous childish behavior. The book is aimed at both the contemporary Western pagan and anyone with an interest in the moral dilemmas of our times and the desire to engage in the global ethical discussion. Among the more important features of the book are its presentation of a re-evaluation of idolatry, the notion of the virtue value, the richness of the pagan tradition, and the expansion of Western ethics beyond its Christian heritage.

Wavelength One - A Physics/Metaphysics Translation of Biblical Phenomena (Hardcover): Carlis Vernon Wavelength One - A Physics/Metaphysics Translation of Biblical Phenomena (Hardcover)
Carlis Vernon
R916 Discovery Miles 9 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Cult and Ritual Abuse - Narratives, Evidence, and Healing Approaches, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): James... Cult and Ritual Abuse - Narratives, Evidence, and Healing Approaches, 3rd Edition (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
James Randall Noblitt, Pamela Perskin Noblitt
R2,065 Discovery Miles 20 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This personal yet scholarly journey into the confusing and clandestine world of ritual abuse survivors sheds light on their catastrophic experiences and their efforts to heal afterward. Revised, updated, and expanded, this third edition of a classic study is one of the most authoritative and evenhanded volumes to tackle its hotly debated subject matter. Incorporating the authors' firsthand observations, the book provides historical, anthropological, and psychological context for contemporary reports of both ritual abuse and ritual crime. In addition to sharing patient vignettes and a history of cult and ritual abuse in society, the authors explore fascinating topics related to these practices, among them what triggers personality shifts for victims even many years after the abuse has stopped. Importantly, the book shows how ritual abuse affects society as a whole, influencing civil and criminal law, politics, legislation, social movements, social welfare, and psychological theory. It provides unique insights into the scientific study, forensic investigation, and implementation of social services for survivors of cult and ritual abuse, discusses new research and treatment strategies, and establishes the foundation for a psychological diagnosis to be called Cult and Ritual Trauma Disorder. Features recalled histories of ritual abuse and vignettes of patients who have experienced dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) Discusses techniques used to create and manipulate altered states of consciousness Explores how media sensationalizes and inaccurately depicts ritual abuse Critiques the argument that ritual abuse stories are the result of false memories and advances the idea that reports of ritual abuse are understated Expresses the position that clinicians have an ethical duty to achieve competence in recognizing and treating the psychological effects of ritual abuse Concludes that clinicians, lawmakers, law enforcement, social services personnel, journalists, and others need to treat allegations of ritual abuse seriously and evaluate each report on its own merits

A Goddess in Motion - Visual Creativity in the Cult of Maria Lionza (Hardcover): Roger Canals A Goddess in Motion - Visual Creativity in the Cult of Maria Lionza (Hardcover)
Roger Canals
R3,006 Discovery Miles 30 060 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The current practice of the cult of Maria Lionza is one of the most important and yet unexplored religious practices in Venezuela. Based on long-term fieldwork, this book explores the role of images and visual culture within the cult. By adopting a relational approach, A Goddess in Motion shows how the innumerable images of this goddess-represented as an Indian, white or mestizo woman-move constantly from objects to bodies, from bodies to dreams, and from the religion domain to the art world. In short, this book is a fascinating study that sheds light on the role of visual creativity in contemporary religious manifestations.

Handbook for Preclears (Hardcover): L. Ron Hubbard Handbook for Preclears (Hardcover)
L. Ron Hubbard
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this book , discover the Life Continuum, the means by which a being inherits and then lives the lives of others. Here also discover the Chart of Attitudes, containing the buttons which, when pressed, unlock any case.

The Satanic Bible - 2020 (Hardcover): Caesar 999 The Satanic Bible - 2020 (Hardcover)
Caesar 999
R3,243 R2,625 Discovery Miles 26 250 Save R618 (19%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Wild Wild Guru - An insider's account of his life with Bhagwan, the world's most controversial guru (Hardcover):... Wild Wild Guru - An insider's account of his life with Bhagwan, the world's most controversial guru (Hardcover)
Subhuti Anand Waight 1
R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'It is a Lord of the Flies parable with Bhagwan as lord. The book is a fascinating social history, with many celebrities, from Diana Ross to Prince Charles. - Helen Rumbelow, The Times This is the story of a Englishman who gave up a job in journalism to spend fourteen years with the controversial Indian mystic Osho, also known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and frequently referred to as 'the sex guru'. His guru was always controversial with his teachings on sex and spirituality, rumours of orgies and because he owned ninety-three Rolls Royces. Early in 1976, Subhuti travelled to India to meet Rajneesh in his ashram in Pune, became initiated as his disciple and immediately began to have mystical experiences, which he attributed to the powerful energy field surrounding the guru. He stayed for six months, participating in the ashram's notorious Encounter Group and other therapies designed to release suppressed emotions and awaken sexual energy Subhuti would stay to live and work on his master's ashrams for fourteen years, first as his press officer in Pune, India, then as editor of the community's weekly newspaper when Bhagwan and his followers shifted to Oregon, USA, and built a whole new town on the massive Big Muddy Ranch. There Subhuti was a first-hand witness to the scandals and hullabaloo that accompanied the guru, including tales of broken bones in no-holds-barred therapy groups and Tantra groups that encouraged total sexual freedom, and the increasing hostility with the locals which would lead to Bhagwan's attempt to flee America, his arrest and imprisonment. . He was on the Oregon Ranch when Rajneesh's secretary, Ma Anand Sheela, plotted against rival cliques within the ashram as well as a range of murderous crimes against state and federal officials which feature in hit Netflix series Wild Wild Country. Yet, amidst it all, Subhuti could see the profound revolution in spirituality that Bhagwan was creating, leaving a lasting impact on our ideas about society, religion, meditation and personal transformation. According to the author's understanding, it was the controversy itself, plus Bhagwan's refusal to tread the path of a spiritual saint, that became the stepping stone to a new vision of what it means to be a spiritual seeker.

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