Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Westbrook, Donald A. (1985-....)
Titre(s) : Among the Scientologists [Texte imprimé] : history, theology, and praxis / Donald A. Westbrook
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Oxford University Press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xi-332 p.) : illustrations ; 25 cm
Collection : Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism
Lien à la collection : Oxford studies in Western esotericism
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. [293]-317. Index
"The Church of Scientology is one of the most recognizable American-born new religions,
but perhaps the least understood. With academic and popular interest on the rise,
many books have been written about Scientology and surely more will follow. Although
academics have begun to pay more attention to Scientology, the subject has received
remarkably little qualitative attention. Indeed, no work has systematically addressed
such questions as: what do Scientologists themselves have to say about their religion's
history, theology, and practices? How does Scientology act as a religion for them?
What does "lived religion" look like for a Scientologist? This volume is not so much
about the Church of Scientology, its leaders, or its controversies, as it is a compilation
of narratives and histories based on the largely unheard or ignored perspectives of
Scientologists themselves. Drawing on six years of interviews, fieldwork, and research
conducted among members of the Church of Scientology, this groundbreaking work examines
features of the new religion's history, theology, and praxis in ways that move discussion
beyond apostate-driven and exposé accounts"
Sujet(s) : Scientologie
Scientologie -- Coutumes et pratiques religieuses
Dianétique
Genre ou forme : Enquêtes
Indice(s) Dewey :
299.936 (23e éd.) = Scientologie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190664978 (rel.). - ISBN 0190664975. - ISBN 9780190664985 (erroné). - ISBN
9780190664992 (erroné). - ISBN 9780190921453 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45651448k
Notice n° :
FRBNF45651448
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Methods and means of researching Scientology and Scientologists -- ;
Preliminary conclusions from interviews and fieldwork -- ; Before the religion : episodes
from the advent of Dianetics and Scientology -- ; "Keeping Scientology working" :
features of systematic theology -- ; "We come back" : past and present of the Sea
Organization -- ; "Build a better bridge!" : from LRH to COB and beyond -- ; Conclusion:
Reflections on the future of Scientology and its academic study.
