A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (955 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520276825 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Welcome to the third millennium."Richard Landes, Director, Center for Millennial Studies at Boston University; editor of The Encyclopedia of Millennial Movements and author of Relics, Apocalypse, and the Deceits of History"Millennial dreams, apocalyptic nightmares populated by agents of the Antichrist, space aliens, and acolytes of the New World Order-With a calm approach and scrupulous academic bearings, Barkun navigates through the reefs of conspiracist allegation from the cosmic to the comic, from Biblical prophecy to Internet alerts."Chip Berlet, co-author of Right-Wing Populism in America"This is a gripping, and at times scary, book. Barkun dives into the religious and political matrix of what some call the "lunatic fringe," forcing us to look at the revival
In this revised and expanded edition, Michael Barkun delves deeper into America's conspiracy sub-culture, exploring the rise of 9/11 conspiracy theories, the "birther" controversy surrounding Barack Obama's American citizenship, and how the conspiracy landscape has changed with the rise of the Internet and other new media.What do UFO believers, Christian millennialists, and right-wing conspiracy theorists have in common? According to Michael Barkun in this fascinating yet disturbing book, quite a lot. Looking closely at the manifestations of these ideas in a wide range of literature and source material from religious and political literature, to New Age and UFO publications, to popular culture phenomena such as The X-Files, and to websites, radio programs, and more, Barkun finds that America is in the th
Sylvan said Absolutely called-for!. A Scholarly yet easily readable work and, definitely called for. It was high time someone simply presented products of the religulous-convoluted mind in a comprehensive form. Although limited to America, it is clearly an international, indeed global phenomenon, and it goes back some "Absolutely called-for!" according to Sylvan. A Scholarly yet easily readable work and, definitely called for. It was high time someone simply presented products of the religulous-convoluted mind in a comprehensive form. Although limited to America, it is clearly an international, indeed global phenomenon, and it goes back some 2000 years, to Hellenism and Gnosticism. W. 000 years, to Hellenism and Gnosticism. W. Barkun's 2013 updated book remains an incisive contemporary analysis of `improvisational millennialism' Michael Barkun is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Syracuse University who specialises in the social history of fringe belief systems outside the mainstream. His previously published works include `Disaster and the Millennium' (1986) and `Religion and the Racist Right' (1997).This 2013 edition of `A Culture of Cons. E. N. Anderson said Lots of conspiracies.. I'm sure that the various conspiracy theorists will all jump on this book and pan it, so let me counter them in advance by posting a good review. I read and loved the first edition. This new edition has various new subjects of conspiracy theorizing, such as President Obama, the alleged Maya prophecies for "Lots of conspiracies." according to E. N. Anderson. I'm sure that the various conspiracy theorists will all jump on this book and pan it, so let me counter them in advance by posting a good review. I read and loved the first edition. This new edition has various new subjects of conspiracy theorizing, such as President Obama, the alleged Maya prophecies for 2012, and the incre. 01"Lots of conspiracies." according to E. N. Anderson. I'm sure that the various conspiracy theorists will all jump on this book and pan it, so let me counter them in advance by posting a good review. I read and loved the first edition. This new edition has various new subjects of conspiracy theorizing, such as President Obama, the alleged Maya prophecies for 2012, and the incre. , and the incre