Cult Controversies: The Societal Response to New Religious Movements
- ISBN-10
- 0422796301
- ISBN-13
- 9780422796309
- Category
- Cults
- Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985
- Publisher
- CUP Archive
- Authors
- James A. Beckford, Professor, Professor of Sociology James A Beckford
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