作者:Charley Wing 6 年以前
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charleywing@npscschools.ca
Cults
Leaving
Intervention/Counseling
Expulsion
Own decision
Dangerous
Potential harm to the larger society
Separation from family
Starvation
Mass Suicide
Unique
Cannot be generalized
Some are benine
Cohesive Social Groups
Considered as outside the mainstream
Non-Religious
Self-improvement Groups
Marketing Groups
Psychotherapeutic Groups
Political Groups
Types
Bound by veneration for the same thing
Worship the physical appearance of someone
Abuse
Economic Exploitation
Mind Control
Religious Worship
New religion becomes dominant = culture
Most religions start out as cults
New religious movement
Rites and Ceremonies