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Cultic Studies Journal
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Cults
in American Society: A Legal Analysis of Undue Influence, Fraud, and Misrepresentation
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Psychological
Manipulation and Society: cults, cult groups, new religious movements
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Cultic
Studies Journal
Psychological Manipulation and Society
Vol. 12, No. 1, 1995
Cults
in American Society: A Legal Analysis of Undue Influence, Fraud, and Misrepresentation
- Prepared by David Hominik for the American
Family Foundation (AFF).
Abstract:
This report explores the meaning of the term cult; explains the
concepts of undue
influence, fraud, and misrepresentation; reviews case law developments
concerning these concepts in cult contexts; provides an extensive bibliography of
articles, books, and cases; and includes an appendix addressing the changing standards for
admission of expert testimony
in cult-related cases. The report concludes that the current state of understanding of
cultic groups is extremely limited and, despite the evolution of judicial opinions
regarding undue influence and fraud and misrepresentation, strikingly little
cross-fertilization has occurred.
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