The Spirit of Fanaticism
Author : George Hickes
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 30,16 MB
Release : 1710
Category : Church and state
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Author : George Hickes
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 30,16 MB
Release : 1710
Category : Church and state
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Author : Ellen Gould Harmon White
Publisher : Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 14,39 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Character
ISBN : 9780828016384
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 16,21 MB
Release : 1710
Category :
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Author : Hannah Whitall Smith
Publisher :
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 34,95 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Cults
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Author : Isaac Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 11,29 MB
Release : 1833
Category : Fanaticism
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Author : Brian Tome
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release :
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1418584037
Author : Amanda Montell
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 10,92 MB
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0062993178
The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power. What makes “cults” so intriguing and frightening? What makes them powerful? The reason why so many of us binge Manson documentaries by the dozen and fall down rabbit holes researching suburban moms gone QAnon is because we’re looking for a satisfying explanation for what causes people to join—and more importantly, stay in—extreme groups. We secretly want to know: could it happen to me? Amanda Montell’s argument is that, on some level, it already has . . . Our culture tends to provide pretty flimsy answers to questions of cult influence, mostly having to do with vague talk of “brainwashing.” But the true answer has nothing to do with freaky mind-control wizardry or Kool-Aid. In Cultish, Montell argues that the key to manufacturing intense ideology, community, and us/them attitudes all comes down to language. In both positive ways and shadowy ones, cultish language is something we hear—and are influenced by—every single day. Through juicy storytelling and cutting original research, Montell exposes the verbal elements that make a wide spectrum of communities “cultish,” revealing how they affect followers of groups as notorious as Heaven’s Gate, but also how they pervade our modern start-ups, Peloton leaderboards, and Instagram feeds. Incisive and darkly funny, this enrapturing take on the curious social science of power and belief will make you hear the fanatical language of “cultish” everywhere.
Author : Chad Gibbs
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0310329221
Renowned humorist and die-hard football fan Chad Gibbs knows he cannot serve two masters, but at times his faith is overwhelmed by his fanaticism. He is not alone.
Author : James Robertson
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 34,54 MB
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 000740476X
The impressive debut from an exciting new Scottish voice – a stunning novel about history, identity and redemption. A no. 2 best-seller in Scotland.
Author : Alberto Toscano
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 25,86 MB
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1786630567
A genealogy of fanaticism—unearthing its long history, before it became a tool in the Clash of Civilizations It is commonplace to hear fanaticism described as a deviant or extreme variant of an already irrational set of religious beliefs, an assertion that helps to demonize convictions outside political orthodoxy. Alberto Toscano’s compelling and erudite counter-history explodes this accepted convention by exploring the critical role fanaticism played in the formation of modern politics and the liberal state. Showing how fanaticism results from a failure to formulate an adequate emancipatory politics, this illuminating history sheds new light on an idea that continues to dominate debates about faith and secularism. This expanded edition includes new material that revisits the idea of fanaticism as it operates at the limits of the liberal political imaginary, highlighting its relation to fraternal violence, political purity and the refusal of compromise, as well as its centrality to times of social crisis and international conflict.