by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 15, 2016 | Books
In the first in-depth research of its kind, sociologist and cult expert Janja Lalich, Ph.D. interviewed 65 individuals who were born in or grew up in 39 different cultic groups spanning more than a dozen countries. What’s especially interesting is that they each left...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 14, 2016 | Books
Edited by Janja Lalich, this special issue of Cultic Studies Journal explores issues of dominance, control, and exploitation of women in groups. Chapters examine why women are attracted to totalistic groups, how they are manipulated, and how...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 14, 2016 | Books
Clinical psychologist Margaret Thaler Singer, emeritus professor at Berkeley, and former cult member Janja Lalich (author of Bounded Choice) here present an instructive report on the cult phenomenon, which they regard as a growing menace around the world. They define...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 14, 2016 | Books
Meet Beth: A therapist-led Beth to believe that more than one hundred entities, otherworldly beings trapped between life and death, had invaded Beth’s body and were causing all her problems. Meet Rose: She was rolled inside a cotton rug that simulated the birth...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 14, 2016 | Books
Available now on Amazon Audiobook Now Available Cult victims and those who have suffered abusive relationships often suffer from fear, confusion, low-self esteem, and post-traumatic stress. Take Back Your Life explains the seductive draw that leads people into such...
by Dr. Janja Lalich | Sep 14, 2016 | Books
Heaven’s Gate, a secretive group of celibate “monks” awaiting pickup by a UFO, captured intense public attention in 1997 when its members committed collective suicide. As a way of understanding such perplexing events, many have seen those who join...
