The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 3030330613 ISBN 13 : 9783030330613

Editeur : Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020

Synopsis

This study of new religious movements in Quebec focuses on nine groups--including the notoriously violent Solar Temple; the iconoclastic Temple of Priapus; and the various "Catholic" schisms, such as those led by a mystical pope; the Holy Spirit incarnate; or the reappearance of the Virgin Mary. Eleven contributing authors offer rich ethnographies and sociological insights on new spiritual groups that highlight the quintessential features of Quebec's new religions ("sectes" in the francophone media). The editors argue that Quebec provides a favorable "ecology" for alternative spirituality, and explore the influences behind this situation: the rapid decline of the Catholic Church after Vatican Il; the "Quiet Revolution," a utopian faith in Science; the 1975 Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms; and an open immigration that welcomes diverse faiths. The themes of Quebec nationalism found in prophetic writings that fuel apocalyptic ferment are explored by the editors who findin these sectarian communities echoes of Quebec's larger Sovereignty movement.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Susan J. Palmer is an Affiliate Professor in Religious Studies at Concordia University.

Martin Geoffroy is Professor of Sociology at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit.

Paul L. Gareau is Assistant Professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030330613
• ISBN 13: 9783030330613
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 287
• Éditeur: Palmer Susan J., Geoffroy Martin, Gareau Paul L.
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