Copyrighting God: ownership of the sacred in American religion
Copyrighting God provides the first detailed account of how American religious organizations - from Christian Science to the Church of Scientology - used copyright in sacred texts not simply for economic gain but also for social organization and control and, in doing so, sought to appropriate secula...
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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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New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Ventimiglia, Andrew, Copyrighting God : ownership of the sacred in American religion] (2020) (Stokes, Simon, 1963 -)
[Rezension von: Ventimiglia, Andrew, Copyrighting God : ownership of the sacred in American religion] (2020) (Gilmore-Clough, Kipp) |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Religious organization
/ Copyright
/ Holy books
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Copyrighting God provides the first detailed account of how American religious organizations - from Christian Science to the Church of Scientology - used copyright in sacred texts not simply for economic gain but also for social organization and control and, in doing so, sought to appropriate secular law for spiritual ends. Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Owning the Sacred -- Part 1 The Angelic Author and the Sacred Work: The Legal Mediation of Religion in The Urantia Book -- 1 Spirited Possessions: The Sacred Work of Copyright Law -- 2 The Angels' Share: Divining Sacred Authorship in the Courtroom -- Part 2 The Doctrines of Religion and Law -- 3 Authorship and Authority in Intellectual Property: The Copyright Activism of Mary Baker Eddy -- 4 A Market in Prophecy: Secular Law and the Economy of American Religious Publishing -- 5 Digital Liability and the Church of Scientology: Copyright, Secrecy, and Human Agency Online -- Conclusion: The Afterlife of Intellectual Property -- References -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (258 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-34944-4 |
