Exposing cults : when the skeptical mind confronts the mystical / David Christopher Lane.
By: Lane, David Christopher
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TextSeries: Garland reference library of social science: v. 890.; Religious information systems series: v. 10.Publisher: New York : Garland Pub., 1994Description: xiv, 285 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 081531275X (alk. paper)Subject(s): Cults -- Case studies | Psychology, Religious -- Case studies | Cults | MysticismDDC classification: 299/.93 LOC classification: BP603 | .L36 1994Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BP603 .L36 1994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182902048145 |
"A number of chapters contained in this book are edited versions of earlier articles ... published in the 19080s"--p. xi.
Includes bibliographical references.
The paradox of Da Free John: distinguishing the message from the medium -- The strange case of Franklin Jones / Scott Lowe -- Speaking in tongues toward a new understanding of glossolalia -- The J.R. controversy: a critical analysis of John-Roger Hinkins and M.S.I.A. -- Gurus, swamis and vegetarianism: the influence of Indian religions on the vegetarian movement -- The himalayan connection: U.F.O.'s and the Chandian effect -- The Bhrigu Samhita: India's ancient astrological record -- New physics and ancient mysticism: separating science from quantum claptrap --
Inner visions and running trains: Faqur Chand meets the Tibetan Book of the Dead -- The hierarchical structure of religous visions -- Transcendental sociology: Ken Wilber's paradigm for studying new religions -- The spiritual crucible: a critical guide to America's cultic Renaissance -- The experience of the sacred a critique of Peter Berger's heretical imperative -- The politics of mysticism.