Hypnosis, confabulation, source amnesia, flash-bulb memories, repression - these and numerous additional topics are explored in this collection of essays by scholars in a range of disciplines. This book on memory distortion unites contributions from cognitive psychology, psychopathology, psychiatry, neurobiology, sociology, history and religious studies. It brings relevant groups of perspectives to bear on some key contemporary issues, including the value of eyewitness testimony and the accuracy of recovered memories of sexual abuse.