Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?

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Autor(a) principal: Hidalgo, Oliver Fernando
Data de Publicação: 2022
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i4.5826
Resumo: This article theorises and conceptualises the ambivalent role of religions and conspiracy theories in modern democracies. Based on a concise comparison of both phenomena, it elaborates the similar risks and functions of religions and conspiracy theories for the political community without neglecting the fact that, under secular conditions, the spread of conspiracy narratives might outweigh those of religious messages in the long run. That observation seems particularly relevant for contemporary governance and political science, as a tendency towards social anomie in the sense of Durkheim can be deduced from democratic theory, which significantly increases democracy’s need for compensatory moral and cognitive authorities.
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title Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?
spellingShingle Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?
Hidalgo, Oliver Fernando
anomie; authority; belief; conspiracy; democracy; disintegration; emotions; orientation; substitute religions; uncertainty
title_short Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?
title_full Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?
title_fullStr Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?
title_full_unstemmed Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?
title_sort Religions and Conspiracy Theories as the Authoritarian “Other” of Democracy?
author Hidalgo, Oliver Fernando
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv anomie; authority; belief; conspiracy; democracy; disintegration; emotions; orientation; substitute religions; uncertainty
topic anomie; authority; belief; conspiracy; democracy; disintegration; emotions; orientation; substitute religions; uncertainty
description This article theorises and conceptualises the ambivalent role of religions and conspiracy theories in modern democracies. Based on a concise comparison of both phenomena, it elaborates the similar risks and functions of religions and conspiracy theories for the political community without neglecting the fact that, under secular conditions, the spread of conspiracy narratives might outweigh those of religious messages in the long run. That observation seems particularly relevant for contemporary governance and political science, as a tendency towards social anomie in the sense of Durkheim can be deduced from democratic theory, which significantly increases democracy’s need for compensatory moral and cognitive authorities.
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