Cult Information Bookstore

Founded in 1979, the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a network of people concerned about cultic, manipulative, and abusive groups.  As the leading professional organization in the field, ICSA strives to increase understanding and awareness of such groups and to help people that they harm.

ICSA

• About ICSA and Overview of the Issues
• Directors and Executive Advisory Board

• Become a Member of ICSA

• Visit our journal of record, Cultic Studies Review.
• Free Trial subscription to ICSA e-Newsletter

   

ICSA’s Bookstore provides

Information on cults, cultic groups, authoritarianism, zealotry, psychological manipulation, psychological abuse, spiritual abuse, brainwashing, mind control, thought reform, social-psychological influence and control, abusive churches, extremism, totalistic groups, new religious movements, alternative and mainstream religions, group dynamics, exit counseling, recovery, and practical suggestions for those affected by or interested in these subjects.

Concerned about a group involvement

We stress to those concerned about a group involvement that each case is unique, and we encourage inquirers to review positive and negative information concerning a particular group and to consider the psychological dynamics of affected individuals.

Group information

Groups on which we have information may be mainstream or nonmainstream, controversial or noncontroversial, religious or nonreligious, harmful or benign.

 

ICSA does NOT maintain a list of "bad" groups or "cults"

 

We suggest that you familiarize yourself with the subtle and important definitional issues in this field by reading the following essays:

 

• On Using the Term Cult
• The Definitional Ambiguity of “Cult” and ICSA’s Mission

Bookstore resources

We have a large number of resources in our bookstore. Hence, we have selected items that we think will particularly interest certain categories of inquirers:

categories of inquirers

• general inquirers
• clergy
• current group members
• educators
• families
• former group members
• legal professionals
• mental health professionals
• press
• researchers
• students

 

We also have organized resources under the standard product types:

• books
• videos
• conference/workshops
• periodicals
• CSJ electronic reprints

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