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Political and Analytical

Category: Psychology and Sociology

Understanding certain behaviors/actions carried out by individuals and society

Cults and the power of mastering communication skills

By Bruna C. Pereira: Most people, who research/read about cults have at least once in their lives wondered, “How exactly do these self-claimed “Gurus” manage to get people so enchanted

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