Abuse in New Religious Movements Harvey Hardback Cambridge University Press

Abuse in New Religious Movements\n\nAn overview of structural and cultural factors that lead to abuse in new religions, focusing on the Jesus Fellowship Church.\n\nSarah Harvey (Author)\n\n9781009660839, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 11 December 2025\n\n75 pages\n22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.262 kg\n\nThis Element analyses issues of abuse in new religious movements (NRMs). It argues that abuse in NRMs is not unique but that certain factors can be intensified in NRM contexts \u2013 propensities for separation from wider society, teachings on unique legitimacy and exclusivity, and charismatic authority. First, a historical overview addresses how abuse in NRMs has been approached and understood, linking this to the development of NRM and cultic studies and their preferred terminology. Second, a theoretical framework allows consideration of the ways in which the interlinked structural and cultural factors of religious movements can contribute to the perpetration, legitimis.