'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century: Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword: Introduction to the Religion at the Boundaries series -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Approaches to 'cult' rhetoric -- Chapter 1: 'Cult' rhetoric in the twenty...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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London
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Religion at the Boundaries Series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
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/ New religion
/ Discourse analysis
/ Science of Religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Other (Philosophy) B Semiotics Social aspects B Cults Study and teaching |
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| Summary: | Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword: Introduction to the Religion at the Boundaries series -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Approaches to 'cult' rhetoric -- Chapter 1: 'Cult' rhetoric in the twenty-first century: The disconnect between popular discourse and the ivory tower -- Chapter 2: Balancing pragmatism and precision: Inform's approach to cult rhetoric -- Chapter 3: A history of anticult rhetoric -- Chapter 4: The paradigm shift from sacred to profane -- Chapter 5: The dangerous cult exercise: Popular culture and the ongoing construction of the new religious threat -- Chapter 6: The recognition of cults -- Part II: Contemporary 'cultic' studies -- Chapter 7: The light of the world: La Luz del Mundo, liminality and NRM studies -- Chapter 8: Cults of conspiracy and the (ongoing) Satanic Panic -- Chapter 9: 'There is no QAnon': Cult accusations in contemporary American political and online discourse -- Chapter 10: Playing at religion: Understanding contemporary spiritual experiences in popular culture -- Chapter 11: Attempting to educate journalists about the role of cult essentialism in the Branch Davidians-federal agents conflict -- Afterword: Responses and conclusions -- Index. "This book focuses on how 'cult rhetoric' affects our perceptions of new religious movements (NRMs). 'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century explores contemporary understandings of the term 'cult' by bringing together a range of scholars from multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, psychology, and religious studies. The book provides a renewed discussion of 'new religious movements', whilst also considering recent approaches toward a nuanced study of contemporary religion. Topics explored include online religions, political 'cults', 'apostate' testimony and the current 'othered' position of the study of minority religions"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-350-33323-9 |
