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''The Road to Total Freedom: A Sociological Analysis of Scientology'' is a non-fiction book about Scientology by sociologist Roy Wallis. Originally published in 1976 by Heinemann, it was republished in 1977 by Columbia University Press. The original manuscript was the product of Wallis's doctoral research at Oxford under the tutelage of Bryan Wilson. Wallis, after a review of the original manuscript by Scientology leaders, made edits to about 100 passages before publication. In the book, Wallis first analyzes the degree to which the Church of Scientology views itself as legitimate, as well as to what degree external society regarded the organization as "respectable" or "deviant". Furthermore, he provides a contextual history of the organization, including a discussion of the Dianetics movement founded by L. Ron Hubbard. Next, Wallis discusses the appeal of the Scientology practice of Auditing, and compares this to abreaction therapy. And finally, he examines how Scientology shifted from a cult to a sect in structure, and analyzes the authoritarian nature of the management of the organization. While Wallis was researching the book, the Guardian's Office, Scientology's intelligence agency, investigated him. They assigned an individual as an undercover agent who pretended to be a student at Stirling University, where he was teaching. The agent inquired if Wallis was involved with illegal drugs. Wallis later discovered forged letters purportedly sent by him and designed to implicate him in controversial acts. Wallis assumed this was a reaction by the Guardian's Office to ''The Road to Total Freedom''. ''The Road to Total Freedom'' received generally positive reception in book reviews and media coverage. The ''Encyclopedia of Religion and Society'' acknowledged Wallis "displayed characteristic skill" in bringing a large amount of information together in an analysis of Scientology.〔 Similarly, ''Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries'' described the author's research as "substantively important",〔 and ''Library Journal'' called it "a sociological analysis for the serious student, with all the appropriate scholarly apparatus".〔 ==Research== Wallis completed his doctoral studies under Bryan Wilson at the University of Oxford.〔 The author's research into new religious movements began in the 1970s with study of the Church of Scientology. He had performed research on the subject of Scientology for his doctoral thesis; this was later printed as ''The Road to Total Freedom'' in 1976. Wallis' study of Scientology also led to an article by Wallis in the ''Sociological Yearbook of Religion in Britain''.〔 The research began with an attempt at participant observation: Wallis enrolled at a "Communications Course" in Scientology's facility at Saint Hill Manor, but left after two days because he was not willing to lie about his reaction to the course content.〔 To collect further data, Wallis circulated a survey by post and reviewed Scientology's extensive published material.〔 He also interviewed current and former members, including Helen Parsons Smith, a former sister-in-law of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. After Wallis had finished the initial manuscript for ''The Road to Total Freedom'', he provided representatives of Scientology leadership with a copy.〔 Wallis negotiated with the Scientology leaders, and it was agreed upon that certain sections of the book would be edited.〔 In total, approximately 100 sections of the book were edited due to input from Scientology leaders. This fact was not made public at the time of the book's publication.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Road to Total Freedom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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