Cult and Ritual Abuse: Its History, Anthropology, and Recent Discovery in Contemporary America<br> Revised Edition

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Summary: How can people be so easily fooled?
Review: My brother was a product of satanic ritual abuse, a court case that my father had to fight nearly to his own death. I cannot believe that people would try to associate this stuff with pyscology, and behavorial or even split personallities. My half sister was a part of the brotherhood and can verify that this stuff is for real, whether it can be proved or not. These people are very professional in all aspects of covering their tracks, and just because most of the larger cults haven't been caught does not mean this isn't a reallity. Anyone who want's to allow themselves to believe these are isolated events is living in a fantasy world not willing to believe that just as there are extremists in Christianty, that there are also extememists in satanism as well. I would go into more, but haven't the time at present. Anyone wishing to write me can, but you all must know that even Mike Warnke who has been so badly discredited is not a liar. The only way for this to go anywhere close to away is to take a active stand against it. Merely believing that such horrible things just can't happen is fairytale stuff. What about the horrors that some of our most infamous serial killers have done, we believe this because we caught them, but just because no has been able to penetrate a active coven that operates this style of satanism doesn't mean it isn't happening. These people are very well orginized and know when to move and how to hide any evidence perfectly!!! So don't be so nieve people.

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Summary: Chilling and Informative
Review: This is a carefully researched and reasonable look at a very volatile topic. The so-called experts at the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (founded by parents whose daughter, Jennifer Freyd, claims they molested her) would much prefer that you don't read this book, which includes evidence that a founding member of the FMSF board, Ralph Underwager, is an advocate of pedophilia. As the author discovers, ritual abuse is often not an act of random sadism, but the deployment of a long-proven technology that uses trauma to create dissociative states and alternate identities for the purposes of mind control and physical enslavement. Apart from a brief mention of the discredited author Mike Warnke, this is a highly credible work that deserves close scrutiny; abuse survivors should be aware that the content could prove triggering for them. Be prepared for dismissive responses from people who should know better and refuse to review any evidence that contradicts their views when you tell them that you are reading this. This is a subject that inspires impassioned screeds and debasement instead of debate. There are varied reasons for this, but fear of discovery on the part of practitioners in high places is definitely one of the them. The Franklin Cover-Up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska is good book to read as a follow-up.


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Summary: Great book!
Review: This is a great book. It contains a lot of information about a subject that people don't know a lot about. Students, professionals and victims can all benefit from it.

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Summary: An excellent book on the subject of ritual abuse
Review: This is one of the best books that have been written on the subject of ritual abuse. Along with Valerie Sinasons anthology Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse and David Sakheim/Susan Devines anthology Out of Darkness it is a must for everyone that want to learn about the subject.Ritual abuse is a strange topic - it must be one of the few subjects where psychotherapists had a vanguard role in exposing a hidden problem. In contrast to those sociologists - most of them with only armchair experiences of the subject - that dismiss all evidence and like to talk about "urban myths" Noblitt and Perskin write from their professional contacts with the victims of ritual abuse. It is nuanced and well balanced in its opinions. The book can be highly recommended.