The Tartarian Empire: Conspirituality, Pop Culture, and the End of the Past

This article investigates the workings of a conspiritual community focused on the "Tartarian Empire," which members see as a lost, utopian realm erased from memory by a conspiracy. They claim that it was home to a highly spiritual, peaceful society based on the use of free energy. To study...

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Authors: Maurer, Moritz (Author) ; Göckel, Thierry (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Nova religio
Year: 2025, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-34
Further subjects:B Occulture
B Esotericism
B alternative archaeology
B Social media
B Conspirituality
B mediality
B Tartarian Empire
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