Conspirituality Reconsidered: How Surprising and How New is the Confluence of Spirituality and Conspiracy Theory?

Those who have followed the development of online new religiosity over the past decade will not have failed to notice that conspiracy theories and ‘New Age' ideas are thriving together. But how new and how surprising is the phenomenon of ‘conspirituality'? In the present article, we challe...

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Authors: Asprem, Egil 1984- (Author) ; Dyrendal, Asbjørn 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2015]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 367-382
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Spirituality / Conspiracy theory
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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