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Title: The Ritual Abuse Controversy: An Annotated Bibliography by Mary De Young ISBN: 0-7864-1259-3 Publisher: McFarland & Company Pub. Date: 29 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.86 (7 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Handsome Piece of Scholarship
Comment: This is a handsome piece of scholarship on a controversial topic.
It annotates scholarly articles and books, as well as popular magazine and newspaper articles, with an eye to laying bare the fundamentals of the controversy: the definition of ritual abuse, cases of it both in this country and abroad, its impact on law and on helping professions, and its clinical manifestations. The annotations are lengthy and cogently summarized. The author is well known in the field for her scholarly criticism of ritual abuse, but she never reveals her own position, choosing, instead, to offer the information so that readers can come to their own conclusion. This is a well done bibliography, not to mention a timely one. If you work in this field, like I do, you'd be well advised to read it.

Rating: 5
Summary: About time
Comment: It's about time the subject of ritual abuse was dissected, and this annotated bibliography does so with skill and precision. With all of the ruined lives--kids in day care, adults with recovered memories, parents, families, day care providers--not to mention ruined reputations of therapists, social workers, cops and others, this book is long overdue. Highly recommended.

Rating: 5
Summary: Insights Galore
Comment: I learned a lot from this bibliography about a topic that has vexed me and my colleagues for a long time. The book made me take a long, hard look at what I believe about ritual abuse, and to question how I came to believe it, and why. For professionals like me, still struggling with this issue, this book is a must. It's very nicely written, clearly organized, and international in scope. I am recommending it to all of my colleagues in the mental health profession.