A culture of conspiracy: apocalyptic visions in contemporary America

Machine generated contents note 1 The Nature of Conspiracy Belief -- 2 Millennialism, Conspiracy, and Stigmatized Knowledge -- 3 New World Order Conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati -- 4 New World Order Conspiracies II: A World of Black Helicopters -- 5 UFO Conspiracy Theories, 197...

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Published in:Comparative studies in religion and society
Main Author: Barkun, Michael 1938- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Berkeley [u.a.] University of Californiarnia Press 2013
In: Comparative studies in religion and society (15)
Edition:Second Edition, rev. ed.
Series/Journal:Comparative studies in religion and society 15
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Conspiracy theory
Further subjects:B Conspiracies (United States)
B Samenzwering
B Human-alien encounters (United States)
B Conspiracies
B Millennialism
B Millennialism United States
B Human-alien encounters United States
B Apocalyptiek United States Verenigde Staten
B Millennialism (United States)
B Conspiracies United States
B Human-alien encounters
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Summary:Machine generated contents note 1 The Nature of Conspiracy Belief -- 2 Millennialism, Conspiracy, and Stigmatized Knowledge -- 3 New World Order Conspiracies I: The New World Order and the Illuminati -- 4 New World Order Conspiracies II: A World of Black Helicopters -- 5 UFO Conspiracy Theories, 1975-1990 -- 6 UFOs Meet the New World Order: Jim Keith and David Icke -- 7 Armageddon Below -- 8 UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats I: Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Masonry -- 9 UFOs and the Search for Scapegoats II: Anti-Semitism among the Aliens -- 10 September 11 Conspiracies: The First Phase -- 11 September 11 Conspiracies: The Second Phase -- 12 Conspiracy Theories about Barack Obama -- 13 Conspiracists and Violence -- 14 Apocalyptic Expectations about the Year 2012 -- 15 Conclusion
Item Description:Bibliogr.: S. 277-300
ISBN:0520276825