Alcoholics Anonymous : cult or cure? /

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Author / Creator:Bufe, Charles.
Edition:2nd ed. rev. & expanded.
Imprint:Tucson, Ariz. : See Sharp Press, 1998.
Description:204 pages ; 23 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11062892
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ISBN:1884365124
9781884365126
Summary:Examines the recovery program, discusses its philosophy regarding a "higher power," and argues that it is not always as effective as proponents claim, and shows many--but not all--of the characteristics of a cult, especially in its institutional forms.
Other form:Online version: Bufe, Charles. Alcoholics Anonymous. 2nd ed. rev. & expanded. Tucson, Ariz. : See Sharp Press, 1998

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