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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dyrendal, Asbjørn, editor.

Robertson, David G. (David George), editor.

Asprem, Egil, editor.

Series:

Brill handbooks on contemporary religion ; v.17.

Brill handbooks on contemporary religion, 1874-6691 ; volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cults.

Conspiracy theories.

Physical Description:

xiii, 556 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introducing the field: conspiracy theory in, about, and as religion / David G. Robertson, Egil Asprem and Asbjørn Dyrendal

Conspiracy theories and the study of religions: 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

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

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Handbook of conspiracy theory and contemporary religion

ISBN:

9789004381506

9004381503

OCLC:

1042107675