New religious movements and methodology of expansion

Abstract

The article discusses the causes and features of distribution of such religious phenomenon as new religious movements. Analyzed the methods of psychological impact on the consciousness of a believer, and the methods of people's conversion to religious cults. Also, the models of religious organizations' destructive influence on the consciousness of believer are considered

Keywords

• секта
• культ
• неокульт
• новий релігійний рух
• маніпулювання