Scientology: To Be Perfectly Clear

Scientology, one of the largest and most influential cults, claims to have raised over sixteen thousand members up to a superhuman level of mental functioning known as “clear.” This paper presents a theory of how the cult can appear to have succeeded in accomplishing this task. We argue that clear h...

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Authors: Bainbridge, William Sims (Author) ; Stark, Rodney (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1980
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1980, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 128-136
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