‘Cult’ Rhetoric in the 21st Century: Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements (Religion at the Boundaries)
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- Synopsis
- Examining contemporary understandings of the term 'cult', this book brings together scholars from multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology and religious studies. Focusing on how 'cult rhetoric' affects our perceptions of new religious movements, the contributors explore how these minority groups have developed and deconstruct the language we use to describe them.Ranging from the 'Cult of Trump' and 'Cult of COVID', to the campaigns of mass media, this book recognises that contemporary 'cult rhetoric' has become hybridised and suggests a more nuanced study of contemporary religion. Topics include online religions, political 'cults', 'apostate' testimony and the current 'othered' position of the study of minority religions.
- Copyright:
- 2024
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781350333239
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781350333215
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 06/12/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Edited by Aled Thomas and Edward Graham-Hyde
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Aled Thomas
- Edited by:
- Edward Graham-Hyde
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