Qanon and Other Replacement Realities - How Religious Emotion Threatens Free Society But Can Also Contribute

This book examines how Q-Anon and other right-wing beliefs use intolerant religious tropes that promote fear and violence and counter with a progressive religious frame of ethics and recent findings in social-psychology to inspire a new collective national identity.

List of contents

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Social Progress and Reactionary Fiction
Chapter 2. Of Truth and Bullshit
Chapter 3. The Social Psychology of Conspiracies
Chapter 4. QAnon-The Perfect Conspiracy
Chapter 5. Threats to Democracy and Hope for the Future
References
About the Authors

About the author

George Lundskow is professor of sociology at Grand Valley State University.
Sarah Louise MacMillen is associate professor of sociology at Duquesne University.

Product details

• Authors: George Lundskow, George Macmillen Lundskow, Sarah Macmillen, MacMillen Sarah
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2023
• EAN: 9781666931884
• ISBN: 978-1-66693-188-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories, Social groups: religious groups & communities, Conspiracy Theories, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects