 First edition | |
| Author | Flo Conway Jim Siegelman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Religious conversion, Mind control |
| Publisher | 1st ed. Lippincott, 2nd printing Dell, 2nd ed. Stillpoint Press |
Publication date | 1978 ( 2005 ) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 380 ( 365 ) |
| ISBN | 0-397-01258-6 (1st ed.); ISBN 0-440-57970-8 (2nd printing); ISBN 0-9647650-0-4 (2nd ed.) |
| 155.2/5 | |
| LC Class | BF698.2 .C66 |
Snapping: America's Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change is a 1978 book written by Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman which describes the authors' theory of religious conversion. They propose that "snapping" is a mental process through which a person is recruited by a cult or new religious movement, or leaves the group through deprogramming or exit counseling. Political ideological conversions are also included, with Patty Hearst given as an example.[1]
Two editions of the book were published, the first (1978) by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins[2] and reprinted in 1979 by Dell Publishing.[3] A second edition (1995) was printed by Stillpoint Press, a publishing company owned by the authors.[4][5]
Conway and Siegelman wrote an article in Playboy and Science Digest in 1979 and 1982 respectively to advertise and discuss their book and findings.[6][7]
- ^ The A to Z of New Religious Movements, George D. Chryssides, Scarecrow Press, Jan 1, 2006, page 301
- ^ Siegelman, Jim; Conway, Flo (1978). Snapping: America's epidemic of sudden personality change. Philadelphia: Lippincott. ISBN 0-397-01258-6.
- ^ Siegelman, Jim; Conway, Flo (1979). Snapping: America's epidemic of sudden personality change. New York: Dell. ISBN 0-440-57970-8.
- ^ Siegelman, Jim; Conway, Flo (1995). Snapping: America's epidemic of sudden personality change. Stillpoint Press. ISBN 0-9647650-0-4.
- ^ Stillpoint Press; 20 Park Ave., New York, NY, United States,; Corporate officers: Siegelman, James; Conway Flo. Source: Company Intelligence Database, Thomson Gale;
- ^ Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman, "Information Disease: Have the Cults Created a New Mental Illness?", Science Digest (January 1982): 86–92.
- ^ Flo Conway and Jim Siegelman, "Snapping: Welcome to the Eighties," Playboy (1979): 59, 217–9.