The Making of a Moonie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 The Making of a Moonie |
|
| Author | Eileen Barker |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | brainwashing |
| Genre(s) | cults |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishers |
| Released | November 1984 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-631-13246-5 |
The Making of a Moonie: Choice or Brainwashing? is a November 1984 book written by Eileen Barker , Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, United Kingdom, ISBN 0-631-13246-5.
The book describes the religious conversion process to the Unification Church.
Contents |
[edit] Table of contents
- Acknowledgements vii
- Introduction 1
- Access and Information-Gathering 12
- The Unification Church: An Historical Background 38
- Unification Beliefs 70
- Meeting the Moonies 94
- Choice or Brainwashing? 121
- Reactions to the Workshop 149
- Environmental Control, Deception, and 'Love-Bombing' 173
- Suggestibility 189
- Susceptibility 205
- Conclusions 232
- Notes and References 260
- Index 300
[edit] Barker's conclusions
Barker writes in the book (page 17) that her study of the conversion process involved three methods for information-gathering: in-depth interviews, participant observation, and questionnaires .
Barker also writes that she rejects the "brainwashing" theory (in the strict sense of the word as used e.g. by Margaret Singer) as an explanation for conversion to the Unification Church, because it explains neither the many people who attended a Unification Church recruitment meeting and did not become members, nor the voluntary disaffiliation of members.
[edit] References
[edit] External Links
- excerpts, Prophetic Charisma, Len Oakes
