{"product_id":"cult-rhetoric-in-the-21st-aled-thomas-9781350333215","title":"'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century: Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements","description":"\u003cb\u003eExamining contemporary understandings of the term 'cult', this book brings together scholars from multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology and religious studies.\u003c\/b\u003eFocusing on how 'cult rhetoric' affects our perceptions of new religious movements, the contributors explore how these minority groups have developed and deconstruct the language we use to describe them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging from the 'Cult of Trump' and 'Cult of COVID', to the campaigns of mass media, this book recognises that contemporary 'cult rhetoric' has become hybridised and suggests a more nuanced study of contemporary religion. Topics include online religions, political 'cults', 'apostate' testimony and the current 'othered' position of the study of minority religions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aled Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350333212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350333215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Aled Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401521320191,"sku":"9781350333215","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b14a104a-dc2d-43e6-95bc-4e9577fb4c3e.jpg?v=1733887833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cult-rhetoric-in-the-21st-aled-thomas-9781350333215","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}