Church, State and Cult

The operation of highly cohesive and authoritarian “cults” in a pluralistic and normatively ambiguous cultural environment raises serious social and legal issues. The problems posed by cults must be understood in terms of the social conditions which facilitate the growth of these movements, and in p...

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Main Author: Robbins, Thomas 1943-2015 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1981
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1981, Volume: 42, Issue: 3, Pages: 209-225
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