Bibliograph

Cultish, the language of fanaticism, Amanda Montell

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Cultish, the language of fanaticism, Amanda Montell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-309)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cultish

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1244275544

Responsibility statement

Amanda Montell

Sub title

the language of fanaticism

Summary

What causes people to join-- and more importantly, stay in-- extreme groups? The answer, Montell believes, has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. She argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear-- and are influenced by-- every single day. Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities "cultish." In doing so, she reveals how they even pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Repeat after me... -- Congratulations-you have been chosen to join the next evolutionary level above human -- Even YOU can learn to speak in tongues -- Do you wanna be a #BossBabe? -- This hour is going to change your life... and make you LOOK AWESOME -- Follow for follow

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Language of fanaticism

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