Bounded Choice: True — Believers And Charismatic ...

The book draws on Lalich's own experience as a former high-ranking member of the (a radical political cult) and a comparative analysis of the Heaven's Gate UFO religion. By examining these two very different groups, she demonstrates that the mechanics of bounded choice apply across various ideological spectrums. Availability and Details

: Psychological and social manipulation (e.g., "love bombing," shame, or peer pressure) that reshapes the individual's identity to fit the group. Case Studies Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic ...

: A leader who is viewed as having special, often divine, powers, creating a bond of both love and fear. The book draws on Lalich's own experience as