Scientology: Sect, Science, or Scam?
The present piece surveys different discussions of “religion” — especially in the legal realm — which have had a bearing on Scientology. L. Ron Hubbard adopted the religion label for practical reasons; in his mind, Scientology was a science, not a religion. However, it is clear that Scientology actu...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2015
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Numen
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Dianetics
Scientologie
L. Ron Hubbard
Free Zone
religion
New Religious Movement
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| Résumé: | The present piece surveys different discussions of “religion” — especially in the legal realm — which have had a bearing on Scientology. L. Ron Hubbard adopted the religion label for practical reasons; in his mind, Scientology was a science, not a religion. However, it is clear that Scientology actually is a religion — at least in the sense of functioning as a religion in the lives of participants — parading as science; instead of, as Hubbard thought, a science parading as religion. This becomes particularly clear upon examination of individuals participating in the so-called “Free Zone” (ex-CoS members who continue to identify as Scientologists), for whom Scientology remains their primary religious identity. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
| Contient: | In: Numen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341364 |