7. ”I have lived all my life in a reality that doesn’t exist”: Perspectives from Ex-members Raised in Controversial Minority Religions
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 7. ”I have lived all my life in a reality that doesn’t exist”: Perspectives from Ex-members Raised in Controversial Minority Religions - Children in Minority Religions |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Liselotte Frisk; Dalarna University; Sweden |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religion |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Religion; cult; children; childhood; Sweden; Hare Krishna; Family International; Scientology; Family Federation; Knutby Filadelfia; Exclusive Brethren; Jehovah's Witnesses; Osho Movement |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Religion; Alternative belief systems; Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults and sects; Comparative religion |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | This chapter discusses the experiences of ex-members from different perspectives. Some research indicates that a substantial minority of former members experience significant adjustment and psychological difficulties in connection with leaving an intensive religious group. This paper investigates the possible harm that an upbringing in a minority religion may cause, in terms of existing research and the narratives from ex-member interviews. The chapter also discusses different explanations for the very different narratives of childhoods in these groups. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 26-Feb-2018 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/32374 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.32374 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Children in Minority Religions |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Sweden, 1970s to contemporary |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |