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Book Introduction
- A word from MD
- The bizarre serial killer Charles Manson.
The People's Temple, led by Reverend Jim Jones, ended with the mass suicide of 914 people.
Why do people believe in bizarre worldviews and sacrifice their bodies and wealth? This book analyzes nine mass madnesses that have shocked the world since the 20th century.
A three-dimensional report on the psychology of cult leaders and followers.
- Son Min-gyu, Social and Political PD
Why do people fall into cults? What really happens inside them? What goes on inside the minds of cult leaders and their followers? Based on a popular American podcast with 55 million downloads, this book chronicles the history of the collective madness that has shocked the world since the 20th century.
From Charles Manson to Marshall Applewhite, this detailed account and analysis of the infamous and bizarre cults that have captured the world's attention will also have significant implications for Korean society, which is struggling with various heresies and cults.
From Charles Manson to Marshall Applewhite, this detailed account and analysis of the infamous and bizarre cults that have captured the world's attention will also have significant implications for Korean society, which is struggling with various heresies and cults.
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index
introduction
Chapter 1: Shame: Charles Manson and the Family
Chapter 2: Shame: Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo and the Narco-Satan Cult
Chapter 3: Exploitation: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Chapter 4: Exploitation: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
Chapter 5: Sadism: Locke Theriot and the Anthill Children
Chapter 6: Delusions of Grandeur: David Koresh and the Branch Davidians
Chapter 7: Sadism: Keith Raniere and Nexium
Chapter 8: The Escape: Credonia Mwerinde and the Movement to Restore the Ten Commandments
Chapter 9 Denial: Marshall Applewhite and Heaven's Gate
Acknowledgements
Translator's Note
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References
Chapter 1: Shame: Charles Manson and the Family
Chapter 2: Shame: Adolfo de Jesús Constanzo and the Narco-Satan Cult
Chapter 3: Exploitation: Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Chapter 4: Exploitation: Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
Chapter 5: Sadism: Locke Theriot and the Anthill Children
Chapter 6: Delusions of Grandeur: David Koresh and the Branch Davidians
Chapter 7: Sadism: Keith Raniere and Nexium
Chapter 8: The Escape: Credonia Mwerinde and the Movement to Restore the Ten Commandments
Chapter 9 Denial: Marshall Applewhite and Heaven's Gate
Acknowledgements
Translator's Note
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References
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“If we look closely at the lives of the cult leaders described in this book, or the fates of the followers they inspired, we discover a strange and often deadly symbiosis of faith, charisma, and stubbornness.
While these cult leaders may leave behind numerous corpses in their wake, the reason such things could happen in the first place was due to the misguided devotion of their helpers.
That is, there was a passion in them to go beyond the norms of everyday life, and even beyond the boundaries of common sense.
The overbearing rulers who controlled small but often very profitable groups of believers also had a talent for gaining and then abusing trust, but their followers were also active and zealous in the practice of their faith.
As the numerous examples in the text reveal, while it was the cult leaders who initially lit the fire, those caught in their clutches also served as tragic fuel.”
--- p.10
“Almost all of the dead had consumed a mixture of Flavor Aid (a South American version of Kool-Aid) and potassium cyanide.
On the tape, Jim Jones (who founded the Peoples Temple 24 years ago, originally as a small church in one of Indianapolis' poorest neighborhoods) can be heard urging his followers to drink.
“It’s simple, it’s simple.
“You won’t get cramps if you drink this,” he says in the monotonous rhyme of a revivalist preacher.
“It’s just simple.
“Please drink before it’s too late.”
But everyone saw clearly that the drink was causing convulsions.
The children ate the poison first.
Some of the infants were so young or scared that they refused to drink on their own, so a nurse had to step in and use a syringe to inject the poison into their mouths.
Children died quickly, usually in just a few minutes.
Adults took longer, 20 minutes or more.
Cyanide poisoning does not bring a peaceful death.
Some victims vomited or foamed at the mouth, while others coughed up blood.
Despite this spectacle, some followers still cheered and repeatedly thanked ‘Daddy’ with the sound of children crying in the background.”
--- p.163~164
“No matter what kind of politics, religion, or ethics they preach, no matter how fervent their words may sound, they are all merely a means to an end.
Charismatic cult leaders will even abandon core principles if it suits their own interests.
Deep down, there is only one rule they follow.
“Whatever I want, I get it, and I don’t care what you say to get it.”
While these cult leaders may leave behind numerous corpses in their wake, the reason such things could happen in the first place was due to the misguided devotion of their helpers.
That is, there was a passion in them to go beyond the norms of everyday life, and even beyond the boundaries of common sense.
The overbearing rulers who controlled small but often very profitable groups of believers also had a talent for gaining and then abusing trust, but their followers were also active and zealous in the practice of their faith.
As the numerous examples in the text reveal, while it was the cult leaders who initially lit the fire, those caught in their clutches also served as tragic fuel.”
--- p.10
“Almost all of the dead had consumed a mixture of Flavor Aid (a South American version of Kool-Aid) and potassium cyanide.
On the tape, Jim Jones (who founded the Peoples Temple 24 years ago, originally as a small church in one of Indianapolis' poorest neighborhoods) can be heard urging his followers to drink.
“It’s simple, it’s simple.
“You won’t get cramps if you drink this,” he says in the monotonous rhyme of a revivalist preacher.
“It’s just simple.
“Please drink before it’s too late.”
But everyone saw clearly that the drink was causing convulsions.
The children ate the poison first.
Some of the infants were so young or scared that they refused to drink on their own, so a nurse had to step in and use a syringe to inject the poison into their mouths.
Children died quickly, usually in just a few minutes.
Adults took longer, 20 minutes or more.
Cyanide poisoning does not bring a peaceful death.
Some victims vomited or foamed at the mouth, while others coughed up blood.
Despite this spectacle, some followers still cheered and repeatedly thanked ‘Daddy’ with the sound of children crying in the background.”
--- p.163~164
“No matter what kind of politics, religion, or ethics they preach, no matter how fervent their words may sound, they are all merely a means to an end.
Charismatic cult leaders will even abandon core principles if it suits their own interests.
Deep down, there is only one rule they follow.
“Whatever I want, I get it, and I don’t care what you say to get it.”
--- p.173~174
Publisher's Review
What is a cult
Why We Fall Into Cults
Cults prey on the very qualities that make us human.
The attributes we are talking about here are our desire to belong, our desire to find deeper meaning in life, and our desire to live our daily lives with a divine purpose.
The existence of this attribute ultimately means that anyone, at any time, can fall into the abyss of that monstrous cult and into unconditional devotion to the wrong cause.
Perhaps it is precisely this mindset that motivates us to seek out more about cults.
Or perhaps because the story is so bizarre and disturbing, we can only marvel at the driving force that drives these infamous groups.
The popular American podcast [Cult], which first aired in September 2017 and has received an enthusiastic response from listeners, recording 55 million downloads over four years, has focused on uncovering precisely such dynamics.
That is, to unravel the cult leaders, their followers, and the world and culture that produced them all.
This book is a single volume that reconstructs only the most important and socially influential cases among the contents.
It covers nine cases, ranging from globally infamous examples like the Manson Family, the People's Temple, and Heaven's Gate, to lesser-known examples like Credonia Mwerinde, and most recently, the multi-level marketing and self-improvement cult Nexium.
From Charles Manson to Marshall Applewhite
Cult leaders with psychopathic traits
The different generations of cult leaders analyzed in this book share a striking commonality.
They were extraordinary individuals with overwhelming charisma, yet they also displayed the typical characteristics of psychopaths in that they committed numerous murders, rapes, assaults, and other atrocities.
Robert Hare, the creator of the psychopathy test, lists the following characteristics as traits of this type: excellent verbal skills, excessive narcissism, lack of empathy, coldness, irresponsibility, habitual lying, and manipulation of others. If you look at the behavior of the cult leaders in this book, you will see that there are many similarities.
The charisma that controls people and the cruelty that harms people are actually two sides of the same coin.
The author traces the actions of these cult leaders in detail, while also trying to understand their psychology and motivations.
We examine how they manipulated people and how the social and cultural environment of their time facilitated their crimes.
“Being a cult leader is a dangerous game, but once someone discovers their aptitude, it is difficult to stop the manipulation that provides ultimate power in this life and the next, until it is too late.” As the author points out, they relentlessly exploited others to fulfill their own desires and delusions, ultimately driving their followers to their deaths, and in the process, they were also using the things we hold sacred for the lowest form of evil.
Why We Fall Into Cults
Cults prey on the very qualities that make us human.
The attributes we are talking about here are our desire to belong, our desire to find deeper meaning in life, and our desire to live our daily lives with a divine purpose.
The existence of this attribute ultimately means that anyone, at any time, can fall into the abyss of that monstrous cult and into unconditional devotion to the wrong cause.
Perhaps it is precisely this mindset that motivates us to seek out more about cults.
Or perhaps because the story is so bizarre and disturbing, we can only marvel at the driving force that drives these infamous groups.
The popular American podcast [Cult], which first aired in September 2017 and has received an enthusiastic response from listeners, recording 55 million downloads over four years, has focused on uncovering precisely such dynamics.
That is, to unravel the cult leaders, their followers, and the world and culture that produced them all.
This book is a single volume that reconstructs only the most important and socially influential cases among the contents.
It covers nine cases, ranging from globally infamous examples like the Manson Family, the People's Temple, and Heaven's Gate, to lesser-known examples like Credonia Mwerinde, and most recently, the multi-level marketing and self-improvement cult Nexium.
From Charles Manson to Marshall Applewhite
Cult leaders with psychopathic traits
The different generations of cult leaders analyzed in this book share a striking commonality.
They were extraordinary individuals with overwhelming charisma, yet they also displayed the typical characteristics of psychopaths in that they committed numerous murders, rapes, assaults, and other atrocities.
Robert Hare, the creator of the psychopathy test, lists the following characteristics as traits of this type: excellent verbal skills, excessive narcissism, lack of empathy, coldness, irresponsibility, habitual lying, and manipulation of others. If you look at the behavior of the cult leaders in this book, you will see that there are many similarities.
The charisma that controls people and the cruelty that harms people are actually two sides of the same coin.
The author traces the actions of these cult leaders in detail, while also trying to understand their psychology and motivations.
We examine how they manipulated people and how the social and cultural environment of their time facilitated their crimes.
“Being a cult leader is a dangerous game, but once someone discovers their aptitude, it is difficult to stop the manipulation that provides ultimate power in this life and the next, until it is too late.” As the author points out, they relentlessly exploited others to fulfill their own desires and delusions, ultimately driving their followers to their deaths, and in the process, they were also using the things we hold sacred for the lowest form of evil.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 30, 2024
- Page count, weight, size: 476 pages | 520g | 135*210*23mm
- ISBN13: 9788932475066
- ISBN10: 8932475067
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