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Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America
By James Randall Noblitt, Pamela Sue Perskin
288 pages
- Contributors:
- Publisher:
- Praeger
- Place of publication:
- Westport, CT
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Edition:
- Revised
- Subjects:
Synopsis
A personal but also scholarly journey into the clandestine and confusing world of ritual abuse, this book provides unique insights into the catastrophic experiences of ritual abuse survivors and their efforts to find healing through psychological treatment. This revised edition provides contemporary revelations about cults in existence today and also new therapies developed since the first edition was published in 1995. Co-authored by a clinical psychologist and the executive director of a professional ...
A personal but also scholarly journey into the clandestine and confusing world of ritual abuse, this book provides unique insights into the catastrophic experiences of ritual abuse survivors and their efforts to find healing through psychological treatment. This revised edition provides contemporary revelations about cults in existence today and also new therapies developed since the first edition was published in 1995. Co-authored by a clinical psychologist and the executive director of a professional organization dedicated to treating survivors of cult and ritual abuse, this edition will be of interest to both academic and professional markets.
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xi
- Introduction xiii
- Notes xvi
- Chapter 1 - The Church in Thetford Forest 1
- Notes 4
- Chapter 2 - On the Borderline 7
- Notes 13
- Chapter 3 - Entering Uncharted Territory 15
- Notes 20
- Chapter 4 - Multiple Personalities 23
- Notes 40
- Chapter 5 - Possession, Ritual Abuse, and Dissociation 41
- Notes 50
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Acknowledgements xi
- Introduction xiii
- Notes xvi
- Chapter 1 - The Church in Thetford Forest 1
- Notes 4
- Chapter 2 - On the Borderline 7
- Notes 13
- Chapter 3 - Entering Uncharted Territory 15
- Notes 20
- Chapter 4 - Multiple Personalities 23
- Notes 40
- Chapter 5 - Possession, Ritual Abuse, and Dissociation 41
- Notes 50
- Chapter 6 - Empirical Evidence of Ritual Abuse 55
- Notes 72
- Chapter 7 - Breaking the Code 73
- Notes 86
- Chapter 8 - The African Connection 89
- Notes 102
- Chapter 9 - Other Cultures 105
- Notes 116
- Chapter 10 - 1990: The Year of the Awakening 119
- Notes 125
- Chapter 11 - Investigating Western Occultism 127
- Notes 142
- Chapter 12 - An Introduction to Wicca 145
- Notes 152
- Chapter 13 - Satanism? 153
- Notes 163
- Chapter 14 - The Politics of Psychotherapy 167
- Notes 175
- Chapter 15 - The Media 177
- Notes 189
- Chapter 16 - Will "The System" Protect Them? 191
- Notes 209
- Chapter 17 - Cult and Ritual Trauma Disorder 211
- Notes 220
- Chapter 18 - Nihilists and Revisionists 221
- Notes 237
- Appendix - A Proposed Diagnosis in Dsm Format 239
- References 243
- Index 265
- About the Authors *