What good are intellectuals? : 44 writers share their thoughts ... / editor, Bernard-Henri Levy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lévy, Bernard-Henri.

Standardized Title:

Mécanique des sectes. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectuals--History--20th century.

Intellectuals.

Intellectual life--History--20th century.

Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Abgrall, a practicing psychiatrist and professional criminologist who won a case against the Scientologists in Europe, has spent 15 years researching cult phenomena. Well organized and readable. This book is recommended for public and academic libraries.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Foreword; 1 CULTS AND MENTAL MANIPULATION; 2 CULTS - PAST AND PRESENT; 3. THE GURU; 4. HOW CULTS ARE ORGANIZED; 5. RECRUITMENT; 6. COERCIVE PERSUASION; 7. CONDITIONING; 8. PSYCHIC CONDITIONING; 9. PHYSICAL CONDITIONING; 10. PROVEN METHODS: SCIENTOLOGY; 11. MENTAL PATHOLOGIES PRE-DATING THE CULT; 12. PATHOLOGIES INDUCED BY CULT MANIPULATION; 13. TREATING THE PATHOLOGIES

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Interviews with Paul Bowles, William Styron, Wietske Venema; essays by Cecile Guilbert, Gilles Hertzog, Marc Lambron, Yann Moix, Michel Onfray; and a survey of 36 writers from around the world.

Originally published in Paris as the 1998 edition of an annual series entitled The Rules of the game ([La Regle du jeu (Paris, France); no 21 (c)]).

ISBN:

1-280-34645-0

1-280-34653-1

9786610346455

9786610346530

1-892941-23-6

1-892941-38-4

1-892941-10-4

OCLC:

476113745