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The Road to Total Freedom: A Sociological Analysis of Scientology

By Roy Wallis

Book information

Publisher
Heinemann Educational Publishers
Year
1976
ISBN
0435829165, 9780435829162
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
299 kB (306648 bytes)
Pages
282\74
Topic
Psychology Hypnosis
Time added
2023-01-08 03:22:31
scientology,dianetics

Description

Wallis first analyzes the degree to which the Church of Scientology views itself as legitimate, as well as to what degree external society regarded the organization as "respectable" or "deviant". Furthermore, he provides a contextual history of the organization, including a discussion of the Dianetics movement founded by L. Ron Hubbard. Next, Wallis discusses the appeal of the Scientology practice of Auditing, and compares this to abreaction therapy. And finally, he examines how Scientology shifted from a cult to a sect in structure, and analyzes the authoritarian nature of the management of the organization.

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