Conspirituality and the web: A case study of David Icke’s media use
Recent scholarship, notably that of Charlotte Ward and David Voas (2011), has developed the category of conspirituality to describe the contemporary melding online of New Age beliefs and conspiracy theories. This article seeks to interrogate the premise that conspirituality is primarily web-based th...
| Published in: | Journal of contemporary religion |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Carfax Publ.
2022
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| In: |
Journal of contemporary religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Icke, David 1952-
/ Spirituality
/ Conspiracy theory
/ New media
/ Synergy
/ Authority
/ Fellow feeling
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Conspiracy Theory
B New Age B Conspirituality B Digital Religion B spirituality and media |
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| Summary: | Recent scholarship, notably that of Charlotte Ward and David Voas (2011), has developed the category of conspirituality to describe the contemporary melding online of New Age beliefs and conspiracy theories. This article seeks to interrogate the premise that conspirituality is primarily web-based through an examination of the media practices of leading UK-based conspiritualist David Icke. It argues that conspirituality operates through a synergistic model of media use, in which the web functions in a complementary fashion alongside other media such as books and lecture presentations. Drawing on frameworks from digital religion studies, the article further argues that this model serves to reinforce Icke’s authority as a conspiritualist, along with developing a sense of community among his audience. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-9419 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of contemporary religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13537903.2022.2105517 |