Michael D. Langone
This article was originally presented as a paper at the AFF (American Family Foundation) Annual Conference held at St. Paul Campus, University of Minnesota, on 14 May 1999 by Dr Michael D. Langone, Executive Director of the AFF and editor of the Cultic Studies Journal.
This conference's title, 'Cults, Psychological Manipulation, and Society: International Perspectives', is significant because cults and related groups have aroused significant concern around the world. I am aware of organisations concerned about cults in the following countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Greece, Russia, Malta, Israel, Japan and Australia. There are probably some of which I am not aware. The concern tends to focus on, though not be limited to, issues related to psychological manipulation and its impact on society. Concerns generate much confusion and disputation, in large part because people define the term 'cult' in different ways.
This article was originally presented as a paper at the AFF (American Family Foundation) Annual Conference held at St. Paul Campus, University of Minnesota, on 14 May 1999 by Dr Michael D. Langone, Executive Director of the AFF and editor of the Cultic Studies Journal.
This conference's title, 'Cults, Psychological Manipulation, and Society: International Perspectives', is significant because cults and related groups have aroused significant concern around the world. I am aware of organisations concerned about cults in the following countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Greece, Russia, Malta, Israel, Japan and Australia. There are probably some of which I am not aware. The concern tends to focus on, though not be limited to, issues related to psychological manipulation and its impact on society. Concerns generate much confusion and disputation, in large part because people define the term 'cult' in different ways.