QAnon—Religious Roots, Religious Responses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7737347 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah L Macmillen (0000-0001-9476-632X, Duquesne University, corresponding author), Timothy Rush (Duquesne University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 989-1004 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/08969205211063565 |
| OpenAlex | W4200164430 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 16 |
Conspiracy theories are not new to religion, nor an exclusively modern phenomenon. But they take on more destructive and wide-ranging impact with modern communication technologies. Looking at the root psychosocial mechanisms of conspiracy theories, we argue that they frame ideas, history, and culture through the cognitive mindscape of special, ‘hidden knowledge’. They also serve as a unifying theory of conflict and narration of history. The COVID epidemic has strained the economic and political system. Although it may be a matter of perception for Q-followers, a sense of precarity is enhanced by QAnon, thus unleashing and mustering an awakening for such extremist paranoid discourse of ressentiment. This parallels the cognitive mindscape of ‘the Great Replacement’. Prior to election 2020, QAnon’s base had been growing in Evangelical communities. Its presence continues to be felt
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Narrative · Parallels · Perception · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Precarity · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Conspiracy Theories and their Believers
“Pageantry of aggression”
The Spectre of Populist Leadership
The Asian American teaching method? An overview of language education, social justice issues, and challenging ‘Oppressed’ versus ‘Model’ minority binary discourse
The revelations of Q. Dissemination and resonance of the QAnon conspiracy theory among US Evangelical Christians and the role of the Covid-19 crisis
On Conspiracy Thinking
The Religious Genesis of Conspiracy Theories and Their Consequences for Democracy and Religion
Populism, moral foundations, and vaccine hesitancy during Covid-19
Disaster risk reduction and Evangelical Christianity
A meta-discursive analysis of engagement markers in QAnon anti-immigration comments
Expressions of Belief in the QAnon Conspiracy Movement
Stand Against the Wiles of the Devil
The Agitator Supplies What the Base Demands
The ambivalence of the sacred
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
Social mindscapes
The authoritarian personality
Alienation and the Carnivalization of Society
Contemporary Economic Sociology
What's Wrong with Democracy?
Religious Nationalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Carnival King of Capital
Trump’s 2016 Presidential Campaign and Adorno’s Psychological Technique
The Church in Ancient Society
The Interpretation of Cultures
Capitalism and the Carnival Character
Why Strict Churches Are Strong
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |