Cult and Conscience - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cult and Conscience write by Jacob Milgrom. This book was released on 1976. Cult and Conscience available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Cultish
Cultish - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cultish write by Amanda Montell. This book was released on 2021-06-15. Cultish available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join—and more importantly, stay in—extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has . . . Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of “brainwashing.” But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear—and are influenced by—every single day. Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities “cultish,” revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven’s Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of “cultish” everywhere.
Studies in Levitical Terminology
Studies in Levitical Terminology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Studies in Levitical Terminology write by Jacob Milgrom. This book was released on 2016-03-08. Studies in Levitical Terminology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Crisis of Conscience
Crisis of Conscience - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Crisis of Conscience write by Raymond Franz. This book was released on 1983. Crisis of Conscience available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Cult of Trump
The Cult of Trump - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cult of Trump write by Steven Hassan. This book was released on 2020-09-01. The Cult of Trump available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A masterful and eye-opening examination of Trump and the coercive control tactics he uses to build a fanatical devotion in his supporters written by “an authority on breaking away from cults…an argument that…bears consideration as the next election cycle heats up” (Kirkus Reviews). Since the 2016 election, Donald Trump’s behavior has become both more disturbing and yet increasingly familiar. He relies on phrases like, “fake news,” “build the wall,” and continues to spread the divisive mentality of us-vs.-them. He lies constantly, has no conscience, never admits when he is wrong, and projects all of his shortcomings on to others. He has become more authoritarian, more outrageous, and yet many of his followers remain blindly devoted. Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and a major Trump supporter, calls him one of the most persuasive people living. His need to squash alternate information and his insistence of constant ego stroking are all characteristics of other famous leaders—cult leaders. In The Cult of Trump, mind control and licensed mental health expert Steven Hassan draws parallels between our current president and people like Jim Jones, David Koresh, Ron Hubbard, and Sun Myung Moon, arguing that this presidency is in many ways like a destructive cult. He specifically details the ways in which people are influenced through an array of social psychology methods and how they become fiercely loyal and obedient. Hassan was a former “Moonie” himself, and he presents a “thoughtful and well-researched analysis of some of the most puzzling aspects of the current presidency, including the remarkable passivity of fellow Republicans [and] the gross pandering of many members of the press” (Thomas G. Gutheil, MD and professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School). The Cult of Trump is an accessible and in-depth analysis of the president, showing that under the right circumstances, even sane, rational, well-adjusted people can be persuaded to believe the most outrageous ideas. “This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the current political climate” (Judith Stevens-Long, PhD and author of Living Well, Dying Well).
