Scientology Studies 2.0, Utopia or Opportunity?
To explain why my experience of studying Scientology both parallels, and differs from, what other scholars reported in this discussion, I first offer some autobiographical notes on my career as a scholar of new religious movements. Second, I elaborate on the notion of ‘Scientology Studies 2.0;’ i.e....
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2021
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| Στο/Στη: |
Implicit religion
Έτος: 2020, Τόμος: 23, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 156–166 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Σαηεντολογία
/ Θρησκειολογία
/ Νέα θρησκεία (μοτίβο)
/ Κίνημα anti-cult
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | ΑΑ Θρησκειολογία AD Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας, Πολιτική της θρησκείας ΑΖ Νέες θρησκείες |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
L. Ron Hubbard
B New Religious Movements B philomandarinism B Church of Scientology B cult controversies B Σαηεντολογία |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Σύνοψη: | To explain why my experience of studying Scientology both parallels, and differs from, what other scholars reported in this discussion, I first offer some autobiographical notes on my career as a scholar of new religious movements. Second, I elaborate on the notion of ‘Scientology Studies 2.0;’ i.e., an approach discussing L. Ron Hubbard’s writings on their own merits, rather than focusing on his controversial biography only, and how they inspire the daily life of ordinary Scientologists, quite apart from court cases and sensational media coverage. Third, I mention how a possible dialogue between scholars of different opinions about Scientology is torpedoed by a gatekeeping activity by professional anti-cultists who strive to make this dialogue impossible. In conclusion, I integrate the suggestions offered in this issue by Bernard Doherty with some of my own. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1697 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Implicit religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/imre.42092 |
