Bernard Doherty
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 8960823 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Bernard Doherty |
| NOMBRES | Bernard |
| APELLIDO | Doherty |
| FIRMA | DOHERTY B |
| AFILIACIONES | Charles Sturt University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 8 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 8 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1997 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
From Conversion to Coercion
Beginning around 2018, and reaching a peak in 2024, the Korean New Religion Shincheonji has entered the Australian cultural imagination as one of a number of sinister ‘Asian cults’ seeking to convert and ‘brainwash’ unwary young Australians. Various individuals and groups—including traditional anti-cult groups, former members, and Christian clergy—have appeared in the media warning about what they claim is the danger posed by this actively prosel…
The Twilight of the Devil
Since the early twentieth century, historical accounts of belief in the devil have tended to see the period from the Enlightenment onwards as the nadir of belief in a personified devil, particularly in secularising Europe. While this is demonstrably the case in some regards, more recent scholarship has complicated this picture, and this is particularly salient with reference to sectors of the Roman Catholic Church. This article examines the speci…
“Cults,” Coercion, and Control
In the face of what has been called an epidemic of domestic and family violence (DFV) in several countries, scholarly analysts, journalists, and policymakers have increasingly turned to the matrix of ideas around what Evan Stark has called coercive control, for insights into the dynamics of abusive relationships. In seeking to address this social problem, some commentators—in both the DFV research space and cultic studies— have begun to see a lin…
Handle with Care
The late 2018 publication of Donald Westbrook’s Among the Scientologists marks the culmination of a decade of increased scholarship on the Church of Scientology from a variety of scholarly perspectives. In conversation with the Religious Studies Project (RSP) panel on ‘New Directions in the Study of Scientology’ held at the British Association for the Study of Religion (BASR) in November 2018, this academic comment seeks to highlight some of the …
Strange Gods in a Great Southern Land
Between 1960 and 2000 Australia witnessed four waves of “cult controversy.” This article provides a historical overview of these controversies. The four historical vignettes presented demonstrate the significance of Australia in the wider global history of the “cult wars” and some of the local societal reactions occasioned by various home grown and international new religious movements that have proved controversial. This article identifies a ser…
Sensational Scientology
The role of communications and information media long has been acknowledged as a key factor in religious controversy. Since the 1970s “cult wars,” new religions scholars have focused considerable attention on how the media communicate, influence and frame public perception of new religious movements. In this article, I briefly survey ways in which constant changes in communications media and consumption require scholars to reassess interaction be…
AndrewDawson
Emulation of the occam/sup (TM)/ parallel programming language
This paper describes emulation of parallel execution of a program written in standard occam/sup (TM)/ source code. The occam language is a high-level language specifically designed to accommodate concurrent programming. The emulator checks and executes most instructions in the occam 2 language, providing a useful tool for debugging simple occam programs, and also provides accessibility to allow monitoring of execution. A "user friendly" graphical…
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Emulation of the occam/sup (TM)/ parallel programming language
This paper describes emulation of parallel execution of a program written in standard occam/sup (TM)/ source code. The occam language is a high-level language specifically designed to accommodate concurrent programming. The emulator checks and executes most instructions in the occam 2 language, providing a useful tool for debugging simple occam programs, and also provides accessibility to allow monitoring of execution. A "user friendly" graphical…
AndrewDawson
Sensational Scientology
The role of communications and information media long has been acknowledged as a key factor in religious controversy. Since the 1970s “cult wars,” new religions scholars have focused considerable attention on how the media communicate, influence and frame public perception of new religious movements. In this article, I briefly survey ways in which constant changes in communications media and consumption require scholars to reassess interaction be…
Strange Gods in a Great Southern Land
Between 1960 and 2000 Australia witnessed four waves of “cult controversy.” This article provides a historical overview of these controversies. The four historical vignettes presented demonstrate the significance of Australia in the wider global history of the “cult wars” and some of the local societal reactions occasioned by various home grown and international new religious movements that have proved controversial. This article identifies a ser…
Handle with Care
The late 2018 publication of Donald Westbrook’s Among the Scientologists marks the culmination of a decade of increased scholarship on the Church of Scientology from a variety of scholarly perspectives. In conversation with the Religious Studies Project (RSP) panel on ‘New Directions in the Study of Scientology’ held at the British Association for the Study of Religion (BASR) in November 2018, this academic comment seeks to highlight some of the …
“Cults,” Coercion, and Control
In the face of what has been called an epidemic of domestic and family violence (DFV) in several countries, scholarly analysts, journalists, and policymakers have increasingly turned to the matrix of ideas around what Evan Stark has called coercive control, for insights into the dynamics of abusive relationships. In seeking to address this social problem, some commentators—in both the DFV research space and cultic studies— have begun to see a lin…
The Twilight of the Devil
Since the early twentieth century, historical accounts of belief in the devil have tended to see the period from the Enlightenment onwards as the nadir of belief in a personified devil, particularly in secularising Europe. While this is demonstrably the case in some regards, more recent scholarship has complicated this picture, and this is particularly salient with reference to sectors of the Roman Catholic Church. This article examines the speci…
From Conversion to Coercion
Beginning around 2018, and reaching a peak in 2024, the Korean New Religion Shincheonji has entered the Australian cultural imagination as one of a number of sinister ‘Asian cults’ seeking to convert and ‘brainwash’ unwary young Australians. Various individuals and groups—including traditional anti-cult groups, former members, and Christian clergy—have appeared in the media warning about what they claim is the danger posed by this actively prosel…
Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (6 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Media, Religion, Digital Communication (4 obras) · Cult (3 obras) · History (3 obras) · Law (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Computer Science (2 obras) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 obras) · Media studies (2 obras)