Captive Hearts, Captive Minds
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Captive Hearts, Captive Minds: Freedom and Recovery from Cults and Other Abusive Relationships is a nonfiction psychology
book dealing with cult
s, by Madeleine Landau Tobias, Janja Lalich
, Ph.D.
, and Michael Langone
. The book was published by Hunter House Publishers
in 1994.
In her book, Twisted Scriptures: Breaking Free from Churches that Abuse, Chrnalogar cites Captive Hearts, Captive Minds and adds a note that the book is: "excellent for former New Agers".
, in their chapter on Marlene Dixon.
Snow cites the work in his book, Deadly Cults: The Crimes of True Believers
, to analyze predisposing factors that might make certain individuals more inclined than others to join cults. Snow cites Lalich and Tobias again later in his work, while discussing the experience of a woman who had been counseled by a therapist that belonged to what Snow referred to as: "..an intensely controlling psychoanalytical cult called the Sullivanians."
Captive Hearts, Captive Minds is also cited by Jenkins as a resource in his book Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History, in the chapter "Overrun with Messiahs".
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
book dealing with cult
Cult
The word cult in current popular usage usually refers to a group whose beliefs or practices are considered abnormal or bizarre. The word originally denoted a system of ritual practices...
s, by Madeleine Landau Tobias, Janja Lalich
Janja Lalich
Janja Lalich is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico, known for her study of the inner workings of cults.She was a member of the radical "Democratic Workers Party" for 11 years, a group she now considers a cult...
, Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
, and Michael Langone
Michael Langone
Michael D. Langone, is an American counseling psychologist who specialises in research about "cultic groups" and alleged psychological manipulation. He is executive director of the International Cultic Studies Association, editor of the journal Cultic Studies Review.Langone is author and co-author...
. The book was published by Hunter House Publishers
Hunter House Publishers
Hunter House Publishers is a publishing company based in Alameda, California which was established in 1978.It is a small publishing press "specializing in self-help books about health, relationships, abuse and sexuality."...
in 1994.
Reception
Piekarski writes that Tobias and Lalich had both spent time in "restrictive groups", and that their work serves as a comprehensive analysis of the cult experience.In her book, Twisted Scriptures: Breaking Free from Churches that Abuse, Chrnalogar cites Captive Hearts, Captive Minds and adds a note that the book is: "excellent for former New Agers".
Usage in secondary works
The work is extensively cited in Tourish, and Wohlforth's On the Edge: Political Cults Left and RightOn the Edge (book)
On the Edge: Political Cults Right and Left is a non-fiction book about political cults, written by Dennis Tourish and Tim Wohlforth.-Main points:...
, in their chapter on Marlene Dixon.
Snow cites the work in his book, Deadly Cults: The Crimes of True Believers
Deadly Cults
Deadly Cults: The Crimes of True Believers is a book on the subject of cults by Robert L. Snow. It was published November 30, 2003 by Praeger Publishers in hardcover format...
, to analyze predisposing factors that might make certain individuals more inclined than others to join cults. Snow cites Lalich and Tobias again later in his work, while discussing the experience of a woman who had been counseled by a therapist that belonged to what Snow referred to as: "..an intensely controlling psychoanalytical cult called the Sullivanians."
Captive Hearts, Captive Minds is also cited by Jenkins as a resource in his book Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History, in the chapter "Overrun with Messiahs".
External links
- Excerpted sections, Cultic Studies Journal, Psychological Manipulation and Society Vol. 10, No. 3, 1993
- About the Authors, ICSA, Cult Information Bookstore
See also
- Margaret SingerMargaret SingerDr. Margaret Thaler Singer, was a clinical psychologist and a part-time Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, U.S....
, Ph.D.Ph.D.A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer... - Robert Jay LiftonRobert Jay LiftonRobert Jay Lifton is an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence and for his theory of thought reform...
- Janja LalichJanja LalichJanja Lalich is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Chico, known for her study of the inner workings of cults.She was a member of the radical "Democratic Workers Party" for 11 years, a group she now considers a cult...
, Ph.D.Ph.D.A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...