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Cusack, Carole M., 1962-

Invented religions imagination, fiction and faith / [print and electronic resource] : Carole M Cusack. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2010. - viii, 179 p. ; 25 cm. - Ashgate new religions .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-169) and index.

The contemporary context of invented religions -- Discordianism : chaos is a goddess -- The Church of All Worlds : science fiction, environmentalism, and a holistic pagan vision -- The Church of the SubGenius : science fiction mythos, culture jamming, and the sacredness of slack -- Third millennium invented religions : Jediism, Matrixism, and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster -- Conclusion: imagination, fiction, and faith revisited.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9780754667803 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0754667804 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780754693604 (ebook) 0754693600 (ebook)

LCCN: 2010008295

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB060543 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015550936 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cults--History--20th century.
Religion and sociology--History--20th century.
Satire--Religious aspects--History--20th century.
Cults--History--21st century.
Religion and sociology--History--21st century.
Satire--Religious aspects--History--21st century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BP603 / .C88 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 306.609/045