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Palmer, S. (1994). Moon sisters, Krishna mothers, Rajneesh lovers:
Women’s roles in new religions. Syracuse University Press.
Parlato, F. (2017). Raniere “proved” his IQ by conducting his own
study. The Frank Report. https://frankreport.com/2017/12/09/
raniere-proved-his-highest-iq-by-conducting-his-own-study/
Puttick, E. (1997). Women in new religions: In search of
community, sexuality, and power. St. Martin’s Press.
Raine, S. (2020). Reinventing the self: NXIVM’s promises, secrets,
and lies. International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and
Manipulation, 1(2), 60-81-
Raine, S. (2007). Flirty fishing in the Children of God: The sexual
body as a site of proselytization and salvation. Marburg Journal of
Religion, 12(1), 1–18.
Raine, S. (2005). Reconceptualising the human body: Heaven’s
Gate and the quest for divine transformation. Religion, 35(2), 98–
117.
Raine, S., &Kent, S. A. (2019). The grooming of children for sexual
abuse in religious settings: Unique characteristics and select case
studies. Aggression and Violent Behavior. (48), 180–189.
Rape, Abuse &Incest National Network (RAINN). (2019). Key
terms and phrases. https://www.rainn.org/articles/key-terms-and-
phrases
Salter, M. (2013). Organized sexual abuse. Routledge.
Sinnamon, G. (2017). The psychology of adult sexual grooming. In
W. Petherick &G. Sinnamon (Eds.), The psychology of criminal and
antisocial behavior: Victim and offender perspectives (pp. 459–
487). Academic Press.
Sweet, P. L. (2019). The sociology of gaslighting. American
Sociological Review, 84(5), 851–875.
United States Department of Justice. (2019). Jury finds NXIVM
leader Keith Raniere guilty of all counts (The United States
Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York. June 19th).
https://www.justice.gov/
usao-edny/pr/jury-finds-NXIVM-leader-keith-raniere-guilty-all-
counts
United States of America v. Raniere. (2019). Transcript of criminal
cause for trial before the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis United
States Senior District Judge before a Jury. United States Courthouse.
United States of America v. Raniere. (2018). Complaint and
affidavit in support of arrest warrant. Eastern District of New York.
van Dam, C. (2001). Identifying child molesters. The Haworth
Maltreatment and Trauma Press.
Whitsett, D., &Post Rosow, N. (2020). Global violence of women
in cults. In K. Zaleski, A. Envile, E. L. Weiss, &X. Wang (Eds.),
Women’s journey to empowerment in the 21st century: A
transnational feminist analysis of women’s lives in modern times
(pp. 343–368). Oxford University Press.
Williams Boeri, M. (2005). The Children of God. In C. Manning, &
P. Zuckerman (Eds.), Sex and religion (pp. 160–180). Wadsworth.
Williams Boeri, M. (2002). Women after the utopia: The gendered
lives of former cult members. Journal of Contemporary
Ethnography. 31(3), 323–360.
Winters, G. M., Kaylor, L. E., &Jeglic, E. L. (2017). Sexual
offenders contacting children online: An examination of transcripts
of sexual grooming. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 23(1), 62–76.
Zeider, C., &Devlin, P. (2020). Malignant narcissism and power: A
psychodynamic exploration of madness and leadership. Routledge.
About the Author
Susan Raine, PhD, is an Associate Professor
at MacEwan University in Edmonton,
Canada. She teaches courses on religion,
culture, and society alternative beliefs: the
paranormal and conspiracy theories and
deviance and conformity. Her research
interests focus primarily on alternative
religious movements. She has published on a
variety of groups including Scientology,
Heaven’s Gate, and the Children of God/the
Family. Her research projects have explored
a range of themes including self-identity,
sexuality, surveillance, and science-fiction
narratives and influences. More recently, she
has turned her attention to cases of grooming
for sexual abuse in a variety of religious and
other ideological settings.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54208/0002/003
Palmer, S. (1994). Moon sisters, Krishna mothers, Rajneesh lovers:
Women’s roles in new religions. Syracuse University Press.
Parlato, F. (2017). Raniere “proved” his IQ by conducting his own
study. The Frank Report. https://frankreport.com/2017/12/09/
raniere-proved-his-highest-iq-by-conducting-his-own-study/
Puttick, E. (1997). Women in new religions: In search of
community, sexuality, and power. St. Martin’s Press.
Raine, S. (2020). Reinventing the self: NXIVM’s promises, secrets,
and lies. International Journal of Coercion, Abuse, and
Manipulation, 1(2), 60-81-
Raine, S. (2007). Flirty fishing in the Children of God: The sexual
body as a site of proselytization and salvation. Marburg Journal of
Religion, 12(1), 1–18.
Raine, S. (2005). Reconceptualising the human body: Heaven’s
Gate and the quest for divine transformation. Religion, 35(2), 98–
117.
Raine, S., &Kent, S. A. (2019). The grooming of children for sexual
abuse in religious settings: Unique characteristics and select case
studies. Aggression and Violent Behavior. (48), 180–189.
Rape, Abuse &Incest National Network (RAINN). (2019). Key
terms and phrases. https://www.rainn.org/articles/key-terms-and-
phrases
Salter, M. (2013). Organized sexual abuse. Routledge.
Sinnamon, G. (2017). The psychology of adult sexual grooming. In
W. Petherick &G. Sinnamon (Eds.), The psychology of criminal and
antisocial behavior: Victim and offender perspectives (pp. 459–
487). Academic Press.
Sweet, P. L. (2019). The sociology of gaslighting. American
Sociological Review, 84(5), 851–875.
United States Department of Justice. (2019). Jury finds NXIVM
leader Keith Raniere guilty of all counts (The United States
Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York. June 19th).
https://www.justice.gov/
usao-edny/pr/jury-finds-NXIVM-leader-keith-raniere-guilty-all-
counts
United States of America v. Raniere. (2019). Transcript of criminal
cause for trial before the Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis United
States Senior District Judge before a Jury. United States Courthouse.
United States of America v. Raniere. (2018). Complaint and
affidavit in support of arrest warrant. Eastern District of New York.
van Dam, C. (2001). Identifying child molesters. The Haworth
Maltreatment and Trauma Press.
Whitsett, D., &Post Rosow, N. (2020). Global violence of women
in cults. In K. Zaleski, A. Envile, E. L. Weiss, &X. Wang (Eds.),
Women’s journey to empowerment in the 21st century: A
transnational feminist analysis of women’s lives in modern times
(pp. 343–368). Oxford University Press.
Williams Boeri, M. (2005). The Children of God. In C. Manning, &
P. Zuckerman (Eds.), Sex and religion (pp. 160–180). Wadsworth.
Williams Boeri, M. (2002). Women after the utopia: The gendered
lives of former cult members. Journal of Contemporary
Ethnography. 31(3), 323–360.
Winters, G. M., Kaylor, L. E., &Jeglic, E. L. (2017). Sexual
offenders contacting children online: An examination of transcripts
of sexual grooming. Journal of Sexual Aggression, 23(1), 62–76.
Zeider, C., &Devlin, P. (2020). Malignant narcissism and power: A
psychodynamic exploration of madness and leadership. Routledge.
About the Author
Susan Raine, PhD, is an Associate Professor
at MacEwan University in Edmonton,
Canada. She teaches courses on religion,
culture, and society alternative beliefs: the
paranormal and conspiracy theories and
deviance and conformity. Her research
interests focus primarily on alternative
religious movements. She has published on a
variety of groups including Scientology,
Heaven’s Gate, and the Children of God/the
Family. Her research projects have explored
a range of themes including self-identity,
sexuality, surveillance, and science-fiction
narratives and influences. More recently, she
has turned her attention to cases of grooming
for sexual abuse in a variety of religious and
other ideological settings.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54208/0002/003
