Cult Controversies: The Societal Response to New Religious Movements
- ISBN-10
- 0422796409
- ISBN-13
- 9780422796408
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985-01-01
- Publisher
- Routledge Kegan & Paul
- Author
- James A. Beckford
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