02000cam a2200301 i 4500 506904115 TxAuBib 20210917120000.0 210209s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021002199 9780062993151 HRD 27.99 0062993151 HRD 27.99 TxAuBib rda Montell, Amanda. Cultish. Cultish [BOOK] : the language of fanaticism / Amanda Montell. First edition. New York, NY : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. 309 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-309). What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join—and more importantly, stay in—extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has... Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of “brainwashing.” But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear—and are influenced by—every single day. Provided by publisher. 20210917. Cults Language Psychological aspects. Mental suggestion. Group identity.