Conspiracism

Archaeology and morphology of a political myth

Bibliographic Data

ID3895288
AuthorsJulien Giry (Institut du droit public et de la science politique, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume62
Issue3-4
Pages30-37
Publication date2015-11-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiogenes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0392-1921 • E-ISSN: 1467-7695
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0392192120924534
OpenAlexW3032587308
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

Through an empirical approach of several conspiracy theories (Knight Templars, Jesuits, Illuminati, Free-masons or Jewish conspiracy), I have noticed they develop six main characteristics. First, the conspiratorial myth points out scapegoats in a non-aleatory way. They usually belong to ethnical or religious minorities. Secondly, those scapegoats try to acquire an overwhelming power in all fields. Thirdly, to achieve this goal, they corrupt the whole society, especially on mores and sexuality. Fourthly, to set up their domination the scapegoats use the art of simulation and dissimulation. They yield a cult of secrecy. Fifthly, the scapegoats are consistently portrayed through symbolic morphological types, frequently as animals. Finally, conspiratorial myths undergo a process of hybridization and creolization. They go through transformations, alterations and medleys. Every conspiracy theories mix up into one another

Aesthetics · Americanization · Art · Cult · Mores · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Secrecy · Sociology · Anthropology · Classics · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · History · Law

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