Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy
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Kent, Stephen and Raine, Susan. Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy. Praeger, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440832505.
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Kent, Stephen, and Susan Raine. Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy. Praeger, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440832505
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Kent, S. & Raine, S. (2017). Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440832505
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This multidisciplinary study of Scientology examines the organization and the controversies around it through the lens of popular culture, referencing movies, television, print, and the Internet—an unusual perspective that will engage a wide range of readers and researchers.
• Discusses Scientology within the framework of popular culture, which is how most people outside the religion come in contact with it• Approaches the study of Scientology from multiple viewpoints, enabling readers to have an informed, multicultural perspective on the religious group's beliefs and practices from which to form their own opinion
• Presents information about Scientology derived from one of the largest university archive collections on the subject worldwide, with a number of documents never before having been referenced in scholarship
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Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy
Author(s): Kent, Stephen; Raine, Susan;Contributors: Kent, Stephen; Raine, Susan;Abstract:This multidisciplinary study of Scientology examines the organization and the controversies around it through the lens of popular culture, referencing movies, television, print, and the Internet—an unusual perspective that will engage a wide range of readers and researchers.
• Discusses Scientology within the framework of popular culture, which is how most people outside the religion come in contact with it• Approaches the study of Scientology from multiple viewpoints, enabling readers to have an informed, multicultural perspective on the religious group's beliefs and practices from which to form their own opinion
• Presents information about Scientology derived from one of the largest university archive collections on the subject worldwide, with a number of documents never before having been referenced in scholarship
SortTitle: scientology in popular culture: influences and struggles for legitimacyAuthor Info:Stephen A. KentauthorSusan RaineauthoreISBN-13: 9781440832505Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440832505.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440832499Imprint: PraegerPages: 408Publication Date: 20170731- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Introduction vii8
- 1. Colonizing Terra Incognita: L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology, and the Quest for Empire 136
- Introduction 136
- Reading Colonialism, Masculinity, and Religion in Science Fiction 237
- Hubbard’s Quest for Imperial Adventure 843
- Colonizing Terra Incognita with Thetans and Other Cosmic Demons 1045
- Hubbard’s Cosmic Navy: The Sea Org 1449
- A Man of Great Importance 1651
- Conclusion 1752
- Notes 2055
- Bibliography 2863
- 2. Typewriter in the Sky: L. Ron Hubbard’s Fiction and the Birth of the Thetan 3368
- 3. Earth as Battlefield and Mission: Knowledge, Technology, and Power in L. R. Hubbard’s Late Novels 5388
- 4. Scientology’s Recruitment Policies Targeting Celebrities 81116
- 5. Celebrities Keeping Scientology Working 103138
- Placing Celebrities in Public Events in Which Scientologists were Unlikely to Be Challenged or Questioned 104139
- Designing and Producing a Celebrity Centre Event, Acting in Scientology Films, etc. 106141
- Supporting Scientology Through Media and/or Public Interaction 107142
- Celebrities Defending Scientology’s Pseudomedicine 111146
- Lobbying Scientology’s Interests with Businesses and Governments 117152
- Celebrities’ Financial Donations to Scientology 122157
- Celebrities Used as Motivators to Other Celebrities Concerning Additional Courses-Enrollment 124159
- Conclusion 125160
- Notes 129164
- Bibliography 140175
- 6. Scientology’s Celebrity Apostates 149184
- Introduction 149184
- Quiet or Praiseworthy Departures 150185
- Some Critical Celebrity Apostates 151186
- A Few Loudly Critical Celebrity Apostates 152187
- Conclusion: Scientology Celebrity Deconversions and the Social Sciences 174209
- Unique Contributors to Scientology Celebrity Deconversions: Relentless Donation Pressure and Disdain of Security Checks 178213
- Notes 180215
- Bibliography 187222
- 7. Hollywood Bites 191226
- The Media in Modern Life 192227
- Mediated Constructions of Religious “Others”: News and Entertainment Media 192227
- New Religious Movements on Fictional Television 194229
- Mediated Constructions of Scientology 196231
- References to Scientology 196231
- Representations of Scientology 200235
- The Scientology Narrative 200235
- Conclusion 206241
- Notes 207242
- Bibliography 213248
- 8. Must-See Television: Interviews with Scientologists 217252
- 9. Presentations of Scientology in Prominent North American News Series 239274
- Introduction 239274
- Scientology in North American Newspapers 241276
- Overview of Six News Series (1974–2009) 243278
- Common Narratives and Events in the News Series on Scientology 247282
- L. Ron Hubbard (1911–1986) 247282
- Costs, Commitment, and Training 249284
- Legal Battles with the FDA and the IRS (1960s) 250285
- The Sea Organization (1967) and Flag Land Base (1975) 251286
- FBI Raids (1977–1978) 253288
- Other Controversial Policies, Surveillance, and Covert Operations 254289
- Former Members, Critics, and the Media 257292
- Ongoing Controversies Involving Scientology 260295
- Conclusion 261296
- Notes 262297
- Bibliography 273308
- News Media 275310
- 10. Scientology’s Relationship with the Internet: The Struggles of Contemporary Perception Management 279314
- 11. Remember the Whole Track? The Hidden Persuaders in Scientology Art 305340
- Introduction 305340
- The Whole Track Book Cover Campaign 307342
- The Inventor and the Artist: The Collaboration of L. Ron Hubbard and Richard Gorman 309344
- The British Government and Scientology: Using Art to Subvert Authority 311346
- Subliminal Messages: Hubbard’s Pursuit of Subconscious Influence 313348
- Christian Symbols: The Symbiotic Relationship Between Scientology and Christianity 315350
- The Art of the Whole Track: Select Covers 316351
- Conclusion 322357
- Notes 324359
- Bibliography 329364
- 12. L. Ron Hubbard’s Foray into the World of Music 333368
- About the Editors and Contributors 353388
- Index 355390