Rhetoric of religious cults, the: terms of use and abuse
Auteur :
Mooney, A.
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403942852
Date de publication :
2 août 2005
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
First outlining a rhetorical framework, which encompasses contemporary discourse analysis, the persuasive texts of three movements - Scientology, Jehovah's Witnesses and Children of God - are analysed in detail and their discourse compared with other kinds of recruitment literature.