cults

This book examines the beliefs and practices of many of today's "alternative" religious movements: groups and organizations other than the mainstream denominations of the major world religions.

Discusses the background of the consciousness revolution, the many philosophies connected with it, including TM, est, and hari krishna, and its effect on the American way of life.

Reluctantly tied in Hawaii to an unhappy mother and a grandmother with a fading memory, Franny, age 17, longs for a dance career, and when her friend Akiko joins a group promising instant bliss, and she herself meets an actor from New York, the developing events, while frightening and dangerous, finally show her a way to fulfill her ambition.

After a good friend of Lara goes missing, she enlists the help of her friend's fiance to go to Peru to find her.

Contains alphabetically-arranged profiles of over 1,000 different religions found in the United States and throughout the world.