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| Cults and New Religions: A Primer | |
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| The Range of New Religious Movements | |
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| Controversy and the Popular Perception of New Religious Movements | |
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| The Church of Scientology: The Question of Religion and the Origins of Scientology | |
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| Beliefs and Practices of the Church of Scientology | |
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| The Organizational Structure of the Church of Scientology | |
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| The Church of Scientology and the Question of Religion | |
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| Further Reading on the Church of Scientology | |
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| Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy | |
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| Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Arrival of Transcendental Meditation | |
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| Beliefs and Practices of Transcendental Meditation | |
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| The Growth and Development of Transcendental Meditation | |
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| Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy | |
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| Further Reading on Transcendental Meditation | |
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| Ramtha and the New Age: The Question of the Dangerous Cult | |
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| Who Is JZ Knight and Who Is Ramtha? | |
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| History and Development of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment | |
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| Beliefs and Practices of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment | |
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| RSE and the Question of the Dangerous Cult | |
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| Further Reading on the New Age Movement | |
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| The Unification Church/The Family Federation: The Brainwashing/Deprogramming Controversy | |
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| Sun Myung Moon: Savior from the East | |
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| Doctrinal Beliefs and Ritual Practices of the Unification Church | |
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| The Growth and Organization of the Unification Church Outside Korea | |
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| Brainwashing, Deprogramming, and the Unification Church | |
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| Further Reading on the Unification Church | |
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| The Children of God/The Family International: The Issue of Sexuality | |
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| Mo: David Berg and the Origins of the Children of God | |
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| Social Organization of the Children of God/The Family | |
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| Beliefs, Rituals, and Practices of the Children of God/The Family | |
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| The Children of God/The Family and the Issue of Sexuality | |
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| Further Reading on the Children of God/The Family | |
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| The Branch Davidians: The Problem of Mass Media | |
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| The Historical Development of the Branch Davidians | |
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| Beliefs and Practices of the Branch Davidians under David Koresh | |
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| The Siege at Waco and the Problem of Mass Media | |
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| Further Reading on the Branch Davidians | |
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| Heaven's Gate: The Question of Cults and Violence | |
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| Ti, Do, and the Origins of Heaven's Gate | |
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| Beliefs and Practices of Heaven's Gate | |
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| Recruitment and Social Organization in Heaven's Gate | |
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| The Evolutionary Level Above Human: The Continuum of New Religious Movements and Violence | |
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| Further Reading on UFO Groups | |
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| Wicca and Witchcraft: Confronting Cultural Fears | |
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| Gerald Gardner and the Origins of Modern Witchcraft | |
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| Social Organization and Development of Modern Witchcraft and Wicca | |
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| Beliefs, Rituals, and Practices of Modern Witchcraft and Wicca | |
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| Satanic Panic: The Legacy of Religious Cult Fears | |
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| Further Reading on Wicca and Witchcraft | |
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| Rethinking Cults: The Significance of New Religious Movements | |
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| Two Perspectives: Cults versus New Religious Movements | |
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| New Religions as Experimental Faiths | |
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| Further Reading on New Religious Movements | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |