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    Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion by Dyrendal, Asbjørn; Robertson, David G.; Asprem, Egil;

    Series: Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion; 17;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher BRILL
    • Date of Publication 1 November 2018

    • ISBN 9789004381506
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages558 pages
    • Size 235x155 mm
    • Weight 1018 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    The Handbook of Conspiracy Theories and Contemporary Religion is the first collection to offer a comprehensive overview of conspiracy theories and their relationship with religion(s), taking a global and interdisciplinary perspective.

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    Long description:

    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.

    "No one before has undertaken the tremendously important and timely task of compiling a volume, dealing with the relationship between conspiracy theories and religion (...) The book not only examines the intersection of religion and conspiracy theories, but also provides a survey about the global phenomenon of conspiracy theories by discussing examples in different times and cultural environments."

    - Dominic Bornand, Andrews University Seminary Studies 56, 2018.



    " As I read the chapters in this volume, I thought about how I might use this material in a course on conspiracy theories and religions. (...) I highly recommend this book for college or university libraries."

    - W. Michael Ashcraft, Truman State University, Reading Religion, September 15, 2020.

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    Table of Contents:

    Foreword
    Michael Barkun

    List of Authors

    Introducing the Field: Conspiracy Theory in, about, and as Religion
    David G. Robertson, Egil Asprem and Asbjørn Dyrendal

    Part 1: Explanations



    1 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

    2 Rational Enchantments: Conspiracy Theory between Secular Scepticism and Spiritual Salvation
    Stef Aupers and Jaron Harambam

    3 Is a Belief in Providence the Same as a Belief in Conspiracy?
    Brian L. Keeley

    4 Are Conspiracy Theories a Surrogate for God?
    Michael Wood and Karen Douglas

    5 A Web of Conspiracy? Internet and Conspiracy Theory
    Joseph E. Uscinski, Darin DeWitt and Matthew D. Atkinson

    Part 2: Correspondences



    6 The Satanism Scare in Apartheid South Africa
    Nicky Falkof

    7 “Trust Me, You Can’t Trust Them”: Stigmatised Knowledge in Cults and Conspiracies
    Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist and Suzanne Newcombe

    8 Popular Music, Conspiracy Culture, and the Sacred
    Christopher Partridge

    9 Close Companions? Esotericism and Conspiracy Theories
    Egil Asprem and Asbjørn Dyrendal

    10 The Counter
    -Elite: Strategies of Authority in Millennial Conspiracism

    David G. Robertson

    Part 3: Locations



    11 Buddhism Endangered by Hidden Enemies: Conspiracy Narratives in Sri Lankan Buddhist Present and Past
    Sven Bretfeld

    12 Buddhist Islamophobia: Actors, Tropes, Contexts
    Iselin Frydenlund

    13 Islamism and the Instrumentalisation of Conspiracism
    Willow J. Berridge

    14 Anti
    -Jewish and Anti
    -Zionist Conspiracism in the Arab World: Historical and Political Roots

    Barbara De Poli

    15 A Fantastic People and Its Enemies: An Analysis of an Emerging Albanian Mythology
    Cecilie Endresen

    16 Was Aristotle an Anti
    -Semitic Alien? Conspiracy Theory, Ufology, and the Colonisation of the Past in Contemporary Greece

    Tao T. Makeeff

    17 The Role of Conspiracy Theory in the Aum Shinrikyo Incident
    Tsuji Ryutaro

    18 Framing of a Conspiracy Theory: The Efendi Series
    Turkay Nefes

    19 The Third Rome Against the Third Temple: Apocalypticism and Conspiracism in Post
    -Soviet Russia

    Michael Hagemeister

    20 Alexander Dugin: Between Eschatology, Esotericism, and Conspiracy Theory
    Victor Shnirelman

    21 Conspiracy Theories and Neo
    -Nazism in the Cultic Milieu

    Paul Jackson

    22 Evil Cult or Persecuted Minority? Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Falun Gong and the Government of the People’s Republic of China
    Helen Farley

    23 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

    Index

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