Dr. John Hunter shows how authoritarian cults and large group awareness trainings (LGATs) create and then relieve stress to generate euphoria. John talks about his upcoming book and adds new insight to the processes of recruitment and the fervor induced by cultic involvement.
Links:
more on the Bear-Fedio index
More fascinating material from John Hunter:
John Hunter, PhD's website
John’s doctorate
his journal article on the dopaminergic defense hypothesis
A short article on LGATs published by the Psychological Society of South Africa
His illustrated essay on LGATs and Fight Club
More on Yuval's work
