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Editorial Reviews
Keith Thompson of The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Easily the most comprehensive, erudite, and timely book in print to explore authoritarianism..."
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"Easily the most comprehensive, erudite, and timely book in print to explore authoritarianism in religion, institutions, power, the family, intimacy and sexual relations, and personal problems such as addiction....Argue[s] persuasively that any system of values that places tradition and the past above the imperative to question the present is destined to become increasingly lethal."
—Keith Thompson of The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Spells out at length the dangers of becoming addicted to another's authority in any sphere of life."
—London Times Literary Supplement
"A thorough, wide-ranging analysis of the way power has historically been maintained...Purports to be no less than a diagnosis of whatï¿1?2s wrong with the world and how, not merely to fix it, but to save it. Its thesis is elegant and nearly unlimited in its ramifications...[Shows that] authoritarianism is not merely a political phenomenon. Itï¿1?2s part of the way we think."
—The New Mexican
"Discusses how authoritarian leaders manipulate followers and why people surrender to them."
—Publishers Weekly
"Provocative and thorough....Unmask[s] the countless manifestations of authoritarianism in our contemporary culture. Cover[s] vast territory...rais[es] all the vitally important questions...It should definitely be placed in the hands of anyone who has been, or is, or contemplates becoming involved with a guru or cult."
—Yoga Journal
"Don't be deceived by the title. The Guru Papers is about much more than cult groups. A profoundly important critique of the covert authoritarianism of most religions...and of such cultural values as unconditional love, addiction, and twelve-step programs...Thought-provoking and radically important...Extraordinarily rich and complex...[It]can make an important contribution to [changing the old paradigms] if enough people...take it to heart and mind."
—Liberty
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"Easily the most comprehensive, erudite, and timely book in print to explore authoritarianism..."
Review
"Easily the most comprehensive, erudite, and timely book in print to explore authoritarianism in religion, institutions, power, the family, intimacy and sexual relations, and personal problems such as addiction....Argue[s] persuasively that any system of values that places tradition and the past above the imperative to question the present is destined to become increasingly lethal."
—Keith Thompson of The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Spells out at length the dangers of becoming addicted to another's authority in any sphere of life."
—London Times Literary Supplement
"A thorough, wide-ranging analysis of the way power has historically been maintained...Purports to be no less than a diagnosis of whatï¿1?2s wrong with the world and how, not merely to fix it, but to save it. Its thesis is elegant and nearly unlimited in its ramifications...[Shows that] authoritarianism is not merely a political phenomenon. Itï¿1?2s part of the way we think."
—The New Mexican
"Discusses how authoritarian leaders manipulate followers and why people surrender to them."
—Publishers Weekly
"Provocative and thorough....Unmask[s] the countless manifestations of authoritarianism in our contemporary culture. Cover[s] vast territory...rais[es] all the vitally important questions...It should definitely be placed in the hands of anyone who has been, or is, or contemplates becoming involved with a guru or cult."
—Yoga Journal
"Don't be deceived by the title. The Guru Papers is about much more than cult groups. A profoundly important critique of the covert authoritarianism of most religions...and of such cultural values as unconditional love, addiction, and twelve-step programs...Thought-provoking and radically important...Extraordinarily rich and complex...[It]can make an important contribution to [changing the old paradigms] if enough people...take it to heart and mind."
—Liberty
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