'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century

Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements

258 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Bloomsbury 3PL
• ISBN: 9781350333215
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 11.07.2024
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Herausgegeben von: Aled Thomas, Edward Graham-Hyde