A culture of conspiracy: apocalyptic visions in contemporary America
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1. Verfasser: Barkun, Michael (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press ©2003
Schriftenreihe:Comparative studies in religion and society 15
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-238) and index
The nature of conspiracy belief -- Millennialism, conspiracy, and stigmatized knowledge -- New world order conspiracies (I) : the new world order and the illuminati -- New world order conspiracies (II) : a world of black helicopters -- UFO conspiracy theories, 1975-1990 -- UFOs meet the new world order : Jim Keith and David Icke -- Armageddon below -- UFOs and the search for scapegoats (I) : anti-Catholicism and anti-Masonry -- UFOs and the search for scapegoats (II) : anti-Semitism among the aliens -- September 11th : the aftermath
Unravelling the genealogies and permutations of conspiracist worldviews, this work shows how this web of urban legends has spread among sub-cultures on the Internet and through mass media, and how this phenomenon relates to larger changes in American culture
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 243 pages)
ISBN:0520238052
0520939727
1282358480
1417508108
9780520238053
9780520939721
9781282358485
9781417508105

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