Handbook of conspiracy theory and contemporary religion / / Asbjo Dyrendal, David G. Robertson, Egil Asprem

• Autore: Dyrendal Asbjo
• Pubblicazione: Leiden : , : Brill, , [2018]; ©2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 556 pages)
• Disciplina: 291
• Soggetto topico: Cults; Conspiracy theories
• Persona (resp. second.): RobertsonDavid G (David George); AspremEgil
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Authors -- Introducing the Field: Conspiracy Theory in, about, and as Religion / David G. Robertson , Egil Asprem and Asbjørn Dyrendal -- Explanations -- Conspiracy Theories and the Study of Religion(s): What We are Talking about, and Why it is Important / Asbjørn Dyrendal , Egil Asprem and David G. Robertson -- Rational Enchantments: Conspiracy Theory between Secular Scepticism and Spiritual Salvation / Stef Aupers and Jaron Harambam -- Is a Belief in Providence the Same as a Belief in Conspiracy? / Brian L. Keeley -- Are Conspiracy Theories a Surrogate for God? / Michael Wood and Karen Douglas -- A Web of Conspiracy? Internet and Conspiracy Theory / Joseph E. Uscinski , Darin DeWitt and Matthew D. Atkinson -- Correspondences -- The Satanism Scare in Apartheid South Africa / Nicky Falkof -- “Trust Me, You Can’t Trust Them”: Stigmatised Knowledge in Cults and Conspiracies / Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist and Suzanne Newcombe -- Popular Music, Conspiracy Culture, and the Sacred / Christopher Partridge -- Close Companions? Esotericism and Conspiracy Theories / Egil Asprem and Asbjørn Dyrendal -- The Counter-Elite: Strategies of Authority in Millennial Conspiracism / David G. Robertson -- Locations -- Buddhism Endangered by Hidden Enemies: Conspiracy Narratives in Sri Lankan Buddhist Present and Past / Sven Bretfeld -- Buddhist Islamophobia: Actors, Tropes, Contexts / Iselin Frydenlund -- Islamism and the Instrumentalisation of Conspiracism / Willow J. Berridge -- Anti-Jewish and Anti-Zionist Conspiracism in the Arab World: Historical and Political Roots / Barbara De Poli -- A Fantastic People and Its Enemies: An Analysis of an Emerging Albanian Mythology / Cecilie Endresen -- Was Aristotle an Anti-Semitic Alien? Conspiracy Theory, Ufology, and the Colonisation of the Past in Contemporary Greece / Tao T. Makeeff -- The Role of Conspiracy Theory in the Aum Shinrikyo Incident / Tsuji Ryutaro -- Framing of a Conspiracy Theory: The Efendi Series / Turkay Nefes -- The Third Rome Against the Third Temple: Apocalypticism and Conspiracism in Post-Soviet Russia / Michael Hagemeister -- Alexander Dugin: Between Eschatology, Esotericism, and Conspiracy Theory / Victor Shnirelman -- Conspiracy Theories and Neo-Nazism in the Cultic Milieu / Paul Jackson -- Evil Cult or Persecuted Minority? Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Falun Gong and the Government of the People’s Republic of China / Helen Farley -- The Messiah is a Salesman, Yet Consumerism is a Con(spiracy): The Church of the SubGenius, Work, and the Pursuit of Slack as a Spiritual Ideal / Carole M. Cusack -- Afterword: Further Reflections, Future Directions / Egil Asprem , David G. Robertson and Asbjørn Dyrendal -- Back Matter -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Conspiracy theories are a ubiquitous feature of our times. The Handbook of Conspiracy Theories and Contemporary Religion is the first reference work to offer a comprehensive, transnational overview of this phenomenon along with in-depth discussions of how conspiracy theories relate to religion(s). Bringing together experts from a wide range of disciplines, from psychology and philosophy to political science and the history of religions, the book sets the standard for the interdisciplinary study of religion and conspiracy theories.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of conspiracy theory and contemporary religion
• ISBN: 90-04-38202-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910813704503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Brill handbooks on contemporary religion ; ; Volume 17.