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. Ranging from the 'Cult of Trump' and 'Cult of COVID', to the campaigns of mass media, contemporary 'cult' rhetoric has become hybridised and is common vernacular for everyday people. The contributors explore these issues by analysing how NRMs have developed over the…mehr
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. Ranging from the 'Cult of Trump' and 'Cult of COVID', to the campaigns of mass media, contemporary 'cult' rhetoric has become hybridised and is common vernacular for everyday people. The contributors explore these issues by analysing how NRMs have developed over the past decades and deconstructing the language we use to describe these movements. This 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.
Aled Thomas is a Teaching Fellow in the Study of Religion at the University of Leeds, UK. He is the author of Free Zone Scientology: Contesting the Boundaries of a New Religion (Bloomsbury, 2021). Edward Graham-Hyde is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, UK and Treasurer of the Information Network Focus on Religious Movements (Inform).
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword: Introduction to the 'Religion at the Boundaries' Series - Suzanne Newcombe (Inform and the Open University UK) and Sarah Harvey (Inform) Part I: Approaches to 'Cult' Rhetoric Chapter 1: 'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century: The Disconnect Between Popular Discourse and the Ivory Tower Aled Thomas (University of Leeds UK) and Edward Graham-Hyde (University of Central Lancashire UK) Chapter 2: Balancing Pragmatism and Precision: Inform's Approach to Cult Rhetoric Suzanne Newcombe (Inform and the Open University UK) and Sarah Harvey (Inform) Chapter 3: A History of Anti-Cult Rhetoric George D. Chryssides (York St John University UK) Chapter 4: The Paradigm Shift from Sacred to Profane William Sims Bainbridge (Independent Scholar) Chapter 5: The Dangerous Cult Exercise: Popular Culture and the Ongoing Construction of the New Religious Threat Douglas E. Cowan (University of Waterloo USA) Chapter 6: The Recognition of Cults Roderick P. Dubrow-Marshall (University of Salford UK) Part II: Contemporary 'Cultic' Issues Chapter 7: The Light of the World: La Luz del Mundo Liminality and NRM Studies Donald A. Westbrook (San Jose State University USA) Chapter 8: Cults of Conspiracy and the (On-Going) Satanic Panic Bethan Juliet Oake (University of Leeds UK) Chapter 9: 'There is no QAnon': Cult Accusations in Contemporary American Political and Online Discourse Susannah Crockford (University of Exeter UK) Chapter 10: Playing at Religion: Understanding Contemporary Spiritual Experiences in Popular Culture Vivian Asimos (Independent Scholar) Chapter 11: Attempting to Educate Journalists about the Role of Cult Essentialism in the Branch Davidian-Federal Agents Conflict Catherine Wessinger (Loyola University New Orleans USA) Afterword: Critical Reflections and Conclusions W. Michael Ashcraft (Truman State University USA) Bibliography Index
Foreword: Introduction to the 'Religion at the Boundaries' Series - Suzanne Newcombe (Inform and the Open University UK) and Sarah Harvey (Inform) Part I: Approaches to 'Cult' Rhetoric Chapter 1: 'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century: The Disconnect Between Popular Discourse and the Ivory Tower Aled Thomas (University of Leeds UK) and Edward Graham-Hyde (University of Central Lancashire UK) Chapter 2: Balancing Pragmatism and Precision: Inform's Approach to Cult Rhetoric Suzanne Newcombe (Inform and the Open University UK) and Sarah Harvey (Inform) Chapter 3: A History of Anti-Cult Rhetoric George D. Chryssides (York St John University UK) Chapter 4: The Paradigm Shift from Sacred to Profane William Sims Bainbridge (Independent Scholar) Chapter 5: The Dangerous Cult Exercise: Popular Culture and the Ongoing Construction of the New Religious Threat Douglas E. Cowan (University of Waterloo USA) Chapter 6: The Recognition of Cults Roderick P. Dubrow-Marshall (University of Salford UK) Part II: Contemporary 'Cultic' Issues Chapter 7: The Light of the World: La Luz del Mundo Liminality and NRM Studies Donald A. Westbrook (San Jose State University USA) Chapter 8: Cults of Conspiracy and the (On-Going) Satanic Panic Bethan Juliet Oake (University of Leeds UK) Chapter 9: 'There is no QAnon': Cult Accusations in Contemporary American Political and Online Discourse Susannah Crockford (University of Exeter UK) Chapter 10: Playing at Religion: Understanding Contemporary Spiritual Experiences in Popular Culture Vivian Asimos (Independent Scholar) Chapter 11: Attempting to Educate Journalists about the Role of Cult Essentialism in the Branch Davidian-Federal Agents Conflict Catherine Wessinger (Loyola University New Orleans USA) Afterword: Critical Reflections and Conclusions W. Michael Ashcraft (Truman State University USA) Bibliography Index
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