Cusack, Carole M.,  1962- <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-169) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780754667803 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0754667804 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780754693604 (ebook) 0754693600 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010008295 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB060543  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015550936  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cults--History--20th century.<br/>Religion and sociology--History--20th century.<br/>Satire--Religious aspects--History--20th century.<br/>Cults--History--21st century.<br/>Religion and sociology--History--21st century.<br/>Satire--Religious aspects--History--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP603  / .C88 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.609/045