Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
- Type: Books
- By: Amanda Montell
- Age Category: Adults
- Genre: Non-Fiction
- Recommended by: Audrey K.
- ISBN/UPC: 9780063097919 Check Catalog
Why do people join cults?
What IS a cult, and how do they get people to join? Amanda Montell interrogates her own experiences and the stories we have in popular culture today about “cults” in America to offer a glimpse into what helps drive recruitment to these groups. Montell finds that the language a group uses can be indicative of its intentions to force the members to conform, even to a dangerous or deadly degree. This book is accessible for all kinds of readers and offers insight without judgement.