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Cultic Groups

Cultic Groups is a sociological construct denoting a religious subculture distinguished by its deviant beliefs, exclusive practices, and intense collective identity that sharply differentiate it from both mainstream religious institutions and other subordinate forms of religious expression.

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3.9K

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92

Authors

32

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2017–2026

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Publications

73

Sacrifice and Stigma: Reducing Free-riding in Cults, Communes, and Other Collectives

Laurence R. Iannaccone · Journal of Political Economy · 1992 · 1.2K citations

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Networks of Faith: Interpersonal Bonds and Recruitment to Cults and Sects

Rodney Stark, William Sims Bainbridge · American Journal of Sociology · 1980 · 391 citations

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Inside the Cult: Religious Innovation and Transmission in Papua New Guinea.

Frederick Errington, Harvey Whitehouse · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute · 1997 · 199 citations

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The Associations of Classical Athens: The Response to Democracy

Frank Leslie Vatai, Nicholas F. Jones · The American Historical Review · 2001 · 176 citations

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The Self Component in Potential Delinquency and Potential Non-Delinquency

Walter C. Reckless, Simon Dinitz, Barbara A. Kay · American Sociological Review · 1957 · 108 citations

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Authors

92

  1. WS
    William Sims Bainbridge

    U.S. National Science Foundation, United States

    5 publications · 517 citations

    5

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  2. RS
    Rodney Stark

    University of Washington, United States

    5 publications · 517 citations

    5

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  3. DG
    David G. Bromley

    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

    4 publications · 107 citations

    4

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  4. JR
    James R. Lewis

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 64 citations

    3

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  5. AS
    Anson Shupe

    Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, United States

    3 publications · 117 citations

    3

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Institutions

32

  1. Bar-Ilan University

    Ramat Gan, Israel

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    63 citations

  2. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    253 citations

  3. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  4. University of Nevada, Reno

    Reno, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    57 citations

  5. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  6. Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Tours

    Tours, France

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    120 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. University of Benin

    Benin City, Nigeria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 7 publications · 232 citations

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  2. Sociological Analysis

    SA · 6 publications · 170 citations

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  4. Review of Religious Research

    2 publications · 56 citations

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  5. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja)

    Repository · 2 publications · 33 citations

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