Autobiography/psychology. A mother's account of her experience as a disciple of her own son -- Andrew Cohen, a well-known American guru -- and her struggle to free herself from his control. What had been a close, affectionate relationship slowly becomes a nightmare of domination. The abuse of power, incessant fear, and the psychology of obsession are all explored here from an intimate perspective. As brainwashing cults and their grandiose gurus proliferate -- in this country and around the world -- "The Mother of God" is not only a mother's lament, but a finger pointing to the growing appeal everywhere of authoritarianism and absolutism.