| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiv, 373 pages) |
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data file rda |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 20, 2017). |
| Contents |
1. Colonizing Terra incognita : L. Ron Hubbard, scientology, and the quest for empire / Susan Raine -- 2. Typewriter in the sky : L. Ron Hubbard's fiction and the birth of the Thetan / Hugh B. Urban -- 3. Earth as battlefield and mission : knowledge, technology, and power in L.R. Hubbard's late novels / Stefano Bigliardi -- 4. Scientology's recruitment policies targeting celebrities / Stephen A. Kent -- 5. Celebrities keeping scientology working / Stephen A. Kent -- 6. Scientology's celebrity apostates / Stephen A. Kent -- 7. Hollywood bites / Tami M. Bereska -- 8. Must-see television : interviews with scientologists / Tami M. Bereska -- 9. Presentations of scientology in prominent North American news series / Terra Manca -- 10. Scientology's relationship with the Internet : the struggles of contemporary perception management / Max Halupka -- 11. Remember the whole track? The hidden persuaders in scientology art / George Shaw and Susan Raine -- 12. L. Ron Hubbard's foray into the world of music / Mark Evans. |
| Summary |
This book explores Scientology, examining the organization and the controversies around it within the framework of popular culture, referencing movies, television, print, and the Internet and how such exposure results in millions of people being aware of the organization. It approaches the study of Scientology from multiple viewpoints to provide a multicultural perspective on the religious group's beliefs and practices. |
| Subject |
Scientology.
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Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Scientology.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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Scientology. (OCoLC)fst01108950
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| Added Author |
Kent, Stephen A., editor, contributor.
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Raine, Susan, editor, contributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Scientology in popular culture. Santa Barbara : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017] 9781440832499 (DLC) 2017007967 (OCoLC)910091861 |
| ISBN |
9781440832505 (electronic book) |
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1440832501 (electronic book) |
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