Product Description

Have you always longed to join a cult but find yourself baffled by the huge choice? Which group has the most interesting dress code? Will the membership fees be too steep? The answers to these and many other questions are found in Cults. An explicit and fully illustrated handbook for anyone curious about the mysterious ins and outs of religious belief, author Sam Jordison's witty and often astonishing field guide takes in every compelling and bizarre faith system from Freemasonry to Matrixism, Scientology to Kaballah. Few news stories lodge in the memory more vividly than the discovery of new cults and their frequently cataclysmic madness, least of all the massacres at Waco and Jonestown or the Tokyo subway gas attack. Countless films and novels have been produced about hidden societies, Satan worshippers and the occult, and for every one that hits the news there are dozens that people just don't know about - until now!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175968 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

The Sun
"A Cult Classic"

Nuts
"Nutters! Four Stars"

Boys Toys
"Praise Be!"

Customer Reviews

A great follow on to Crap Towns!
I very much enjoyed the first Crap Towns book, and so as this was by the same author I thought I'd give it a whirl...

Well it's great! Some of the entries our hilarious and some, as you would imagine, are bordering on disturbing. My favourite has got to be the Cargo Cults and the great Christian god "Anus" - I couldn't have put it better myself!

ecsectasy
Opened my eyes to the joys of everything from the Ranters to the Ticklers - surely where the future lies for us all..! No doubt will come in useful in stocking up on a universe of random trivia to bamboozle friends and foes alike. And the cartoons are a bonus too..

Fascinating & bonkers
Witty, honest and incredibly useful, especially if you have ever considered joining a cult. Or not. I was glad to see my favourite sect, The Ranters, were in there. Can't wait to see what this author will come up with next.