Cultish The Language of Fanaticism
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15.06.2021
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HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
One of those life-changing reads that makes you seeor, in this case, hearthe whole world differently. Megan Angelo, author of Followers
At times chilling, often funny, and always perceptive and cogent, Cultish is a bracing reminder that the scariest thing about cults is that you don't realize you're in one till it's too late.Refinery29.com
The New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Magical Overthinking and Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups, from Jonestown and Scientologists to SoulCycle and social media gurus, use language as the ultimate form of power.
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 joinand more importantly, stay inthese cultish 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 the specific language of fanaticism. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hearand are influenced byevery single day.
Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities cultish, revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven's Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the linguistics and curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of cultish everywhere.
This smart, journalistic deep dive into the language of fanaticism reveals:
- From Jonestown to SoulCycle: An inside look at how the same linguistic techniques empower notorious cults, modern fitness studios, and even Instagram influencers.
- The Social Science of Influence: Why vague talk of "brainwashing" isn't the full story, and how specific verbal tactics create intense communities and us-versus-them attitudes.
- Fanatical Language in Plain Sight: How the same patterns of speech that build cults show up in MLMs, start-ups, and online, shaping the world you interact with every day.
- Could It Happen to You?: A fascinating exploration of the psychology of power and belief that answers the secret question we all have when we fall down the cult research rabbit hole.
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