The Tnevnoc Cult

Accompanying the rapid growth of “new religions” in the 1970s has been escalating controversy centering on their methods of socializing new recruits. In this paper we examine the Tnevnoc Cult, a religious movement that flourished during the nineteenth century and was embroiled in a similar controver...

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Authors: Bromley, David G. (Author) ; Shupe, Anson D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1979
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1979, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Pages: 361-366
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Summary:Accompanying the rapid growth of “new religions” in the 1970s has been escalating controversy centering on their methods of socializing new recruits. In this paper we examine the Tnevnoc Cult, a religious movement that flourished during the nineteenth century and was embroiled in a similar controversy. Many of the Tnevnocs' current socialization practices remain similar to those of the new religions although the Tnevnocs are not now regarded as controversial. By presenting a historical comparison between the Tnevnocs and new religions we demonstrate that the allegedly novel, manipulative socialization practices of the new religions actually are remarkably similar to those employed by the Tnevnocs a century earlier. Further, we argue that the reaction of the anti-cult movement to the new religions also has historical parallels which suggest that it is the legitimacy accorded a group rather than its practices which shape public reactions and definitions.
ISSN:2325-7873
Contains:Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3709964