Has anyone here read this book by Marc Galanter?

[_msnobody]

I'm reading the book Cults: Faith, Healing and Coercion by Marc Galanter and was wondering if anyone here has read it. I'm enjoying it and reading when ever I can. I'd love to have more time to read it without interruption, so perpahs I'd retain more of what I read.

http://amazon.com/o/ASIN/0195123700/ref=s9_asin_title_1/105-0208600-4046043?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1E2K68ZDK04SR0JZZF49&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=288448501&pf_rd_i=507846

[_truth dancer]

Wow... sounds interesting!

I think I will order it.. does it mention Mormonism?

~dancer~

[_msnobody]

The only place I see Mormonism mentioned (from the index) is on p. 111. I am less than halfway through the book and so far it is different than the Steve Hassan-like books. Perhaps more in depth. The book contains brief case studies to illustrate some of the points made. I think you would certainly draw some parallels to Mormonism. Much of what I read so far has to do with achieving and maintaining group cohesiveness, communities of shared belief (how one would come to adopt a belief system although they rejected much of the beliefs initially). I especially devoured the topic of group cohesiveness. I've been able to see more clealy too where the line is drawn with regard to when religious groups earn the term cult and when they do not.

The only place Mormonism was mentioned:
Charismatic groups generally attract public attention when their zeal is at its height. Some settle into a more routine adaptation, become bureaucratized, and assume the form of a more traditional religious organization, as did the Mormons over the course of a century.-- Cults: Faith, Healing, and Coercion by Marc Galanter, p. 111

I think I will buy the book and read it a second time and mark certain text. If you buy it and read it, let me know your thoughts. I checked out the copy I'm reading from the public library.