Joining a "Cult": Religious Choice or Psychological Aberration?:

11 J.L. & Health 145, *

Copyright (c) 1996 Cleveland State University
Journal of Law and Health

1996 / 1997

11 J.L. & Health 145

ARTICLE: JOINING A "CULT": RELIGIOUS CHOICE OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ABERRATION?

DENA S. DAVIS 1

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