ISBN10: 1570270430, ISBN13: 9781570270437, [publisher: Plover Press] Softcover 319 pages. Cover worn.Autobiography/psychology. A mother's ac count of her experience as a disciple of her own son -- Andrew Co hen, a well-known American guru -- and her struggle to free herse lf from his control. What had been a close, affectionate relation ship slowly becomes a nightmare of domination. The abuse of power , incessant fear, and the psychology of obsession are all explore d here from an intimate perspective. As brainwashing cults and th eir grandiose gurus proliferate -- in this country and around the world -- The Mother of God is not only a mother's lament, but a finger pointing to the growing appeal everywhere of authoritarian ism and absolutism.
[Wellington, New Zealand] [Publication Year: 1997]

Plover/Autonomedia, Date: 1997-11-01. Paperback. Used: Good. 1997. Plover/Autonomedia ISBN 1570270430 9781570270437 [US]