Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Noblitt James Randall. Cult and ritual abuse: its history, anthropology, and recent discovery in contemporary America / James Randall Noblitt and Pamela Sue Perskin .--Rev. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-96664-X (alk. paper).--ISBN 0-275-96665-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Ritual abuse--United States. 2. Occult crime--United States. 3. Ritual abuse victims--United States. 4. Multiple personality-- United States. I. Perskin, Pamela Sue. II. Title. HV6626.52.N63 2000 616.85'82--dc21 99-22108 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2000 by James Randall Noblitt and Pamela Sue Perskin All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-22108 ISBN: 0-275-96664-X 0-275-96665-8 (pbk.) First published in 2000 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.praeger.com Printed in the United States of America ∞+⃝+™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |