The Religious Genesis of Conspiracy Theories and Their Consequences for Democracy and Religion: The Case of QAnon
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Title: | The Religious Genesis of Conspiracy Theories and Their Consequences for Democracy and Religion: The Case of QAnon |
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Authors: | Roche Cárcel, Juan Antonio |
Research Group/s: | Estudis Transversals: Literatura i Altres Arts en les Cultures Mediterrànies | Observatorio Lucentino de Administración y Políticas Públicas Comparadas |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Sociología I |
Keywords: | Sociology of religion | Sociological theory | Conspiracy theories | QAnon | Democracy |
Issue Date: | 1-Jun-2023 |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Citation: | Roche Cárcel JA. The Religious Genesis of Conspiracy Theories and Their Consequences for Democracy and Religion: The Case of QAnon. Religions. 2023; 14(6):734. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14060734 |
Abstract: | Here, we will approach Conspiracy Theories (CTs) and, specifically, QAnon following the three traditional sociological fields of research. After an introduction in which we contextualise CDTs socially, culturally, economically and politically and in which we establish a conceptual map of what they mean, on the historical level (1), we will clarify their religious genesis, through the main analogies between them, magic and religion and their practices and rituals, as well as the conversion of conspiratorial agents into social agents of a religious nature. On the analytical side (2), we will deal with the QAnon belief system. Finally (3), from a critical perspective, we will describe the causes and harmful consequences of QAnon, both for religious sentiment itself and for democracy. We will conclude by pointing out that QAnon affects the coherence and stability of religious beliefs and democracy; in fact, it can be seen as libertarian authoritarianism and populism, advocating a sick freedom, the ultimate expression of the modern feeling of individual powerlessness and of a Modernity that has failed to deliver on its promises. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/134890 |
ISSN: | 2077-1444 |
DOI: | 10.3390/rel14060734 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2023 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14060734 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - OLAPPC - Artículos de Revistas INV - EMOCS - Artículos de Revistas INV - ET - Artícles de Revistes |
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