Charismatic Groups In Marc Galanter's Cult

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Many people think of cult as a new illness or anomalies. In the book of Cult written by Marc Galanter, he talks about what the cult is, and how they become one whole group including why people join in to the group. A cult is form when groups of people who are bound together have similarities beliefs, seeking for healing or could be other purpose. People in this group share a charismatic performance. Charismatic groups are mostly created from cohesiveness which consist of sharing belief system, social cohesion, behavioral norms, and charismatic leader. Sharing belief could have brought united among the peoples. Social cohesion strengthens the group members to cooperate with each other because they are willing to come together as one. That made