The Cultic Milieu

Author : Jeffrey Kaplan,Heléne Lööw
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 075910204X

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The Cultic Milieu by Jeffrey Kaplan,Heléne Lööw Pdf

In 1999, a seemingly incongruous collection of protestors converged in Seattle to shut down the meetings of the World Trade Organization. Union leaders, environmentalists dressed as endangered turtles, mainstream Christian clergy, violence-advocating anarchists, gay and lesbian activists, and many other diverse groups came together to protest what they saw as the unfair power of a nondemocratic elite. But how did such strange bedfellows come together? And can their unity continue? In 1972--another period of social upheaval--sociologist Colin Campbell posited a "cultic milieu": An underground region where true seekers test hidden, forgotten, and forbidden knowledge. Ideas and allegiances within the milieu change as individuals move between loosely organized groups, but the larger milieu persists in opposition to the dominant culture. Jeffrey Kaplan and Helene Loow find Campbell's theory especially useful in coming to grips with the varied oppositional groups of today. While the issues differ, current subcultures often behave in similar ways to deviant groups of the past. The Cultic Milieu brings together scholars looking at racial, religious and environmental oppositional groups as well as looking at the watchdog groups that oppose these groups in turn. While providing fascinating information on their own subjects, each essay contributes to a larger understanding of our present-day cultic milieu. For classes in the social sciences or religious studies, The Cultic Milieu offers a novel way to look at the interactions and ideas of those who fight against the powerful in our global age.

Author : Danny L. Jorgensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000691504

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The Esoteric Scene, Cultic Milieu, and Occult Tarot by Danny L. Jorgensen Pdf

Originally published in 1992, The Esoteric Scene, Cultic Milieu, and Occult Tarot examines beliefs, practices, and activities described as mystical, psychical, magical, spiritual, metaphysical, theophysical, esoteric, occult, and/or pagan, among other possible labels, by their American disciplines. The book is comprised using a mixture of field work and interviews and provides a broad overview of the esoteric community and the social meanings of occultism. The book describes and analyses social meanings of ‘esoteric culture’ as it is experienced, defined, structured and enacted by societal members and examines the sociological significance of esoteric culture as a formulation of alternative sociocultural realities. It provides a sociological understanding of esoteric culture and the cultural milieu.

Author : Asbjørn Dyrendal,David G. Robertson,Egil Asprem
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789004382022

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Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion by Asbjørn Dyrendal,David G. Robertson,Egil Asprem Pdf

The Handbook of Conspiracy Theories and Contemporary Religion is the first collection to offer a comprehensive overview of conspiracy theories and their relationship with religion(s), taking a global and interdisciplinary perspective.

Author : Anonim
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781009079303

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Author : Robert Jay Lifton
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807882887

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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism by Robert Jay Lifton Pdf

Informed by Erik Erikson's concept of the formation of ego identity, this book, which first appreared in 1961, is an analysis of the experiences of fifteen Chinese citizens and twenty-five Westerners who underwent "brainwashing" by the Communist Chinese government. Robert Lifton constructs these case histories through personal interviews and outlines a thematic pattern of death and rebirth, accompanied by feelings of guilt, that characterizes the process of "thought reform." In a new preface, Lifton addresses the implications of his model for the study of American religious cults.

Author : Steven Hassan
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781982127343

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The Cult of Trump by Steven Hassan Pdf

A masterful and eye-opening examination of Trump and the coercive control tactics he uses to build a fanatical devotion in his supporters written by “an authority on breaking away from cults…an argument that…bears consideration as the next election cycle heats up” (Kirkus Reviews). Since the 2016 election, Donald Trump’s behavior has become both more disturbing and yet increasingly familiar. He relies on phrases like, “fake news,” “build the wall,” and continues to spread the divisive mentality of us-vs.-them. He lies constantly, has no conscience, never admits when he is wrong, and projects all of his shortcomings on to others. He has become more authoritarian, more outrageous, and yet many of his followers remain blindly devoted. Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert and a major Trump supporter, calls him one of the most persuasive people living. His need to squash alternate information and his insistence of constant ego stroking are all characteristics of other famous leaders—cult leaders. In The Cult of Trump, mind control and licensed mental health expert Steven Hassan draws parallels between our current president and people like Jim Jones, David Koresh, Ron Hubbard, and Sun Myung Moon, arguing that this presidency is in many ways like a destructive cult. He specifically details the ways in which people are influenced through an array of social psychology methods and how they become fiercely loyal and obedient. Hassan was a former “Moonie” himself, and he presents a “thoughtful and well-researched analysis of some of the most puzzling aspects of the current presidency, including the remarkable passivity of fellow Republicans [and] the gross pandering of many members of the press” (Thomas G. Gutheil, MD and professor of psychiatry, Harvard Medical School). The Cult of Trump is an accessible and in-depth analysis of the president, showing that under the right circumstances, even sane, rational, well-adjusted people can be persuaded to believe the most outrageous ideas. “This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand the current political climate” (Judith Stevens-Long, PhD and author of Living Well, Dying Well).

Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9004106960

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New Age Religión and Western Culture by Wouter J. Hanegraaff Pdf

This is the first comprehensive analysis of the belief structure and historical background of the New Age Movement. "New Age Religion" emerges as a thoroughly secularized form of western-esoteric traditions which can be traced back to the period of the Renaissance.

Author : Catharine Christof
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351854627

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Rethinking Religion in the Theatre of Grotowski by Catharine Christof Pdf

This book opens a new interdisciplinary frontier between religion and theatre studies to illuminate what has been seen as the religious, or spiritual, nature of Polish theatre director Jerzy Grotowski’s work. It corrects the lacunae in both theatre studies and religious studies by examining the interaction between the two fields in his artistic output. The central argument of the text is that through an embodied and materialist approach to religion, developed in the work of Michel Foucault and religious studies scholar Manuel Vasquez, as well as a critical reading of the concepts of the New Age, a new understanding of Grotowski and religion can be developed. It is possible to show how Grotowski’s work articulated spiritual experience within the body; achieving a removal of spirituality from ecclesial authorities and relocating spiritual experience within the body of the performer. This is a unique analysis of one of the 20th Century’s most famous theatrical figures. As such, it is a vital reference for academics in both Religion and Theatre Studies that have an interest in the spiritual aspects of Grotowski’s work.

Author : Ronald H. Fritze
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789145403

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Hope and Fear by Ronald H. Fritze Pdf

A myth-busting journey through the twilight world of fringe ideas and alternative facts. Is a secret and corrupt Illuminati conspiring to control world affairs and bring about a New World Order? Was Donald Trump a victim of massive voter fraud? Is Elizabeth II a shapeshifting reptilian alien? Who is doing all this plotting? In Hope and Fear, Ronald H. Fritze explores the fringe ideas and conspiracy theories people have turned to in order to make sense of the world around them, from myths about the Knights Templar and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, to Nazis and the occult, the Protocols of Zion and UFOs. As Fritze reveals, when conspiracy theories, myths, and pseudo-history dominate a society’s thinking, facts, reality, and truth fall by the wayside.

Author : Geoffrey Nelson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136826221

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Cults, New Religions and Religious Creativity (Routledge Revivals) by Geoffrey Nelson Pdf

The twentieth century has been marked by an unprecedented outburst of religious activity on a world-wide scale, and in particular by a mushrooming of numerous religious movements. This work, first published in 1987, takes a fresh approach to the understanding of this phenomenon, an approach which takes into account new concepts of human nature and of religion.

Author : Egil Asprem,Kennet Granholm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317543565

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Contemporary Esotericism by Egil Asprem,Kennet Granholm Pdf

The study of contemporary esoteric discourse has hitherto been a largely neglected part of the new academic field of Western esotericism. Contemporary Esotericism provides a broad overview and assessment of the complex world of Western esoteric thought today. Combining historiographical analysis with theories and methodologies from the social sciences, the volume explores new problems and offers new possibilities for the study of esoterica. Contemporary Esotericism studies the period since the 1950s but focuses on the last two decades. The wide range of essays are divided into four thematic sections: the intricacies of esoteric appeals to tradition; the role of popular culture, modern communication technologies, and new media in contemporary esotericism; the impact and influence of esotericism on both religious and secular arenas; and the recent 'de-marginalization' of the esoteric in both scholarship and society.

Author : Jörg Stolz
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3039112112

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Salvation Goods and Religious Markets by Jörg Stolz Pdf

The idea that religion has to succeed in a «market», selling «salvation goods», has proved to be extremely attractive to scholars in sociology and the study of religion. Max Weber used the term «salvation good» to compare different religious traditions. Pierre Bourdieu employed the term in order to analyze «religious economy». And recently, an American group of researchers advocating «rational choice of religion» put the theme at the forefront of current debates. This book - the fruit of an International Congress in Lausanne in April 2005 - brings together leading specialists in the fields of sociology and the study of religion who discuss the terms «salvation goods» (or religious goods) and «religious market». The authors test the applicability of these concepts by using specific examples and they either deliberately advocate or criticize Weberian, Bourdieusian or rational-choice perspectives.

Author : Gavin Murray-Miller
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496200297

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The Cult of the Modern by Gavin Murray-Miller Pdf

"The Cult of the Modern focuses on nineteenth-century France and Algeria and examines the role that ideas of modernity and modernization played in both national and colonial programs during the years of the Second Empire and the early Third Republic. Gavin Murray-Miller rethinks the subject by examining the idiomatic use of modernity in French cultural and political discourse. The Cult of the Modern argues that the modern French republic is a product of nineteenth-century colonialism rather than a creation of the Enlightenment or the French Revolution. This analysis contests the predominant Parisian and metropolitan contexts that have traditionally framed French modernity studies, noting the important role that colonial Algeria and the administration of Muslim subjects played in shaping understandings of modern identity and governance among nineteenth-century politicians and intellectuals. In synthesizing the narratives of continental France and colonial North Africa, Murray-Miller proposes a new framework for nineteenth-century French political and cultural history, bringing into sharp relief the diverse ways in which the French nation was imagined and represented throughout the country's turbulent postrevolutionary history, as well as the implications for prevailing understandings of France today"--

Author : Ingo W Schröder,Dr Milda Ališauskiene
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409481706

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Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society by Ingo W Schröder,Dr Milda Ališauskiene Pdf

Since the end of state repression against religion, two major processes have taken place in the formerly socialist countries: historically dominant churches strive to reassert their position in society, while new religious groups and ideas from various parts of the world are proliferating. This generates pluralism of religious communities and individual religious attitudes. Religious Diversity in Post-Soviet Society presents the first collection of ethnographies of this new religious diversity for Lithuania, a country that has a long history of a dominant Catholic Church. The authors reveal how Catholicism has become increasingly diversified and other religions (Charismatic Protestantism, Baltic Paganism, Eastern religions and other alternative spiritualities) are claiming their space in the religious field.

Author : Mary R. Bachvarova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780521509794

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From Hittite to Homer by Mary R. Bachvarova Pdf

This book takes a bold new approach to the prehistory of Homeric epic, arguing for a fresh understanding of how Near Eastern influence worked.