International Journal of Cultic Studies ■ Vol. 1, No. 1, 2010 iii
Table of Contents
The Influence Continuum—the Good, the Dubious, and the Harmful—
Evidence and Implications for Policy and Practice in the 21st Century
Roderick Dubrow-Marshall ..........................................................................................................................1
Sexual Abuse and the Charismatic Crisis: Dissension and Downfall in the
Canadian Kabalarians
Renee Brodie...............................................................................................................................................13
House of Judah, the Northeast Kingdom Community, and the Jonestown Problem:
Downplaying Child Physical Abuses and Ignoring Serious Evidence
Stephen A. Kent...........................................................................................................................................27
A Psychosocial Analysis of the Terrorist Group As a Cult
Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Javier Martín-Peña, Carmen Almendros,
Jordi Escartín, Clara Porrúa, and Massimo Bertacco...............................................................................49
Tratamiento jurídico y policial de las dinámicas de persuasión coercitiva:
Las erróneamente llamadas "sectas" o "sectas destructivas"
Ferran Alonso .............................................................................................................................................61
The Identity of Cult Members in the Narrative Aspect
Dariusz Kuncewicz......................................................................................................................................75
Book Reviews
Scientology (James R. Lewis -Editor)
Reviewer: Terra Manca ..............................................................................................................................83
Spirituality and Psychiatry (Chris Cook, Andrew Powell and Andrew Sims -Editors)
Reviewer: Arthur A. Dole ...........................................................................................................................89
Lost Boy (Brent W. Jeffs, with Maia Szalavitz)
Reviewer: Janja Lalich ...............................................................................................................................92
The Patron Saint of Butterflies (Cecilia Galante)
Reviewer: Edward A. Lottick ......................................................................................................................94
La explotación de la fe: pastores que abusan sexual y económicamente (The
Exploitation of Faith: Pastors Who Abuse Sexually and Economically) (Jorge Erdely)
Reviewer: Katherine V. Masís ....................................................................................................................95
Abstracts (Translations)..............................................................................................................................97
Table of Contents
The Influence Continuum—the Good, the Dubious, and the Harmful—
Evidence and Implications for Policy and Practice in the 21st Century
Roderick Dubrow-Marshall ..........................................................................................................................1
Sexual Abuse and the Charismatic Crisis: Dissension and Downfall in the
Canadian Kabalarians
Renee Brodie...............................................................................................................................................13
House of Judah, the Northeast Kingdom Community, and the Jonestown Problem:
Downplaying Child Physical Abuses and Ignoring Serious Evidence
Stephen A. Kent...........................................................................................................................................27
A Psychosocial Analysis of the Terrorist Group As a Cult
Álvaro Rodríguez-Carballeira, Javier Martín-Peña, Carmen Almendros,
Jordi Escartín, Clara Porrúa, and Massimo Bertacco...............................................................................49
Tratamiento jurídico y policial de las dinámicas de persuasión coercitiva:
Las erróneamente llamadas "sectas" o "sectas destructivas"
Ferran Alonso .............................................................................................................................................61
The Identity of Cult Members in the Narrative Aspect
Dariusz Kuncewicz......................................................................................................................................75
Book Reviews
Scientology (James R. Lewis -Editor)
Reviewer: Terra Manca ..............................................................................................................................83
Spirituality and Psychiatry (Chris Cook, Andrew Powell and Andrew Sims -Editors)
Reviewer: Arthur A. Dole ...........................................................................................................................89
Lost Boy (Brent W. Jeffs, with Maia Szalavitz)
Reviewer: Janja Lalich ...............................................................................................................................92
The Patron Saint of Butterflies (Cecilia Galante)
Reviewer: Edward A. Lottick ......................................................................................................................94
La explotación de la fe: pastores que abusan sexual y económicamente (The
Exploitation of Faith: Pastors Who Abuse Sexually and Economically) (Jorge Erdely)
Reviewer: Katherine V. Masís ....................................................................................................................95
Abstracts (Translations)..............................................................................................................................97
