Review: Hope and Fear: Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories, and Pseudo-History, by Ronald H. Fritze

Hope and Fear sells itself as a history of "pseudo-history" or what Ronald Fritze labels "junk knowledge" (14). Methodologically, this means taking a historical approach to conspiracy theories and broadly arguing that so-called junk knowledge has a long history. The book’s introd...

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Main Author: Crockford, Susannah (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2023
In: Nova religio
Year: 2023, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 120-122
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