Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1, 1994, Page 41
This paper was originally presented at the International Congress, “Totalitarian Groups and
Sectarianism,” held in Barcelona, Spain, April 22B25, 1993. It also is published in Spanish
under the title, “La realidad del „fenómeno sectario‟ en Argentina. La experiencia de la
Fundacion S.P.E.S.” in the book Grupos Totalitarios y Sectarismo, Ponencia del II Congreso
Internacional, Asociacion A.I.S., c./Aribau, 226 int. Bjos., 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
The editor wishes to thank the members of Assessorament y Informació sobre Sectas (AIS)
for organizing the International Congress in Barcelona and for their help in preparing this
article, and the translators, Lia Marise Drechsel and Vicki Suarez.
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José María Baamonde received a Ph.D. in psychology from John F. Kennedy University of
Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is president of the SPES Foundation (Servicio Para el
Esclarecimiento en Sectas, Organization for Cult Awareness), the first institution of its type in
Latin America. His published works include Cults and Brainwashing (Bonum), The Children of
God (Paulinas), The Afro-Brazilian Cults (Paulinas), Cults: Questions and Answers (Bonum),
When Children Enter a Cult (SPES Foundation), The Family: The True Story of the Children of
God (Planeta).
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1994, Volume 11,
Number 1, pages 56-65. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
This paper was originally presented at the International Congress, “Totalitarian Groups and
Sectarianism,” held in Barcelona, Spain, April 22B25, 1993. It also is published in Spanish
under the title, “La realidad del „fenómeno sectario‟ en Argentina. La experiencia de la
Fundacion S.P.E.S.” in the book Grupos Totalitarios y Sectarismo, Ponencia del II Congreso
Internacional, Asociacion A.I.S., c./Aribau, 226 int. Bjos., 08006 Barcelona, Spain.
The editor wishes to thank the members of Assessorament y Informació sobre Sectas (AIS)
for organizing the International Congress in Barcelona and for their help in preparing this
article, and the translators, Lia Marise Drechsel and Vicki Suarez.
*******************
José María Baamonde received a Ph.D. in psychology from John F. Kennedy University of
Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is president of the SPES Foundation (Servicio Para el
Esclarecimiento en Sectas, Organization for Cult Awareness), the first institution of its type in
Latin America. His published works include Cults and Brainwashing (Bonum), The Children of
God (Paulinas), The Afro-Brazilian Cults (Paulinas), Cults: Questions and Answers (Bonum),
When Children Enter a Cult (SPES Foundation), The Family: The True Story of the Children of
God (Planeta).
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 1994, Volume 11,
Number 1, pages 56-65. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the
bound volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
