There is a TED talk by the same name, which was pretty disappointing because it didn't actually talk about the methods used by cults and their leaders at all, nor could I find anything else that was REALLY exposing those methods - at least not from the perspective of group psychology.
As I am sure you know, Robert Jay Lifton has written some great books on cults. In this one he discusses the “totalizing mindset” which is the link between cults and totalitarianism:
Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry https://a.co/d/0f5BBAk
Nice episode!
As I am sure you know, Robert Jay Lifton has written some great books on cults. In this one he discusses the “totalizing mindset” which is the link between cults and totalitarianism:
Losing Reality: On Cults, Cultism, and the Mindset of Political and Religious Zealotry https://a.co/d/0f5BBAk