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Invented religions : imagination, fiction and faith /

Utilising contemporary scholarship on secularisation, individualism, and consumer capitalism, this book explores religious movements founded in the West which are intentionally fictional: Discordianism, the Church of All Worlds, the Church of the Sub-Genius, and Jediism. Their continued appeal and s...

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Основен автор: Cusack, Carole M., 1962-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ℗♭2010.
Серия: Ashgate new religions
Предмети:
1900-2099
Cults > History > 20th century.
Religion and sociology > History > 20th century.
Satire > Religious aspects > History > 20th century.
Cults > History > 21st century.
Religion and sociology > History > 21st century.
Satire > Religious aspects > History > 21st century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
Cults.
Religion and sociology.
Satire > Religious aspects.
Electronic books.
History.
Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=389788
Съдържание:
  • The contemporary context of invented religions
  • Discordianism : chaos is a goddess
  • The Church of All Worlds : science fiction, environmentalism, and a holistic pagan vision
  • The Church of the SubGenius : science fiction mythos, culture jamming, and the sacredness of slack
  • Third millennium invented religions : Jediism, Matrixism, and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
  • Conclusion: imagination, fiction, and faith revisited.

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