عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA122830
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc
انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Technological Exorcism, Body Thetans, and Scientology's Secret Mythology
General Material Designation
[Article]
First Statement of Responsibility
James R. Lewis
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
When applying the category of "mythology" to a contemporary new religious group like the Church of Scientology (CoS), one has to choose from among several different categories of narratives which could be regarded as mythological. If we set aside the body of tales surrounding L. Ron Hubbard, CoS's founder (which could arguably be classified as mythology), one of Scientology's key stories is the so-called Xenu narrative (also referred to as the ot-iii teachings). Although this story is only revealed after one has tread the "Bridge" for some time, it is arguably a foundational myth, which sets the Scientology enterprise into a cosmological framework. While the present article will focus on the Xenu story, it also discusses Hubbard's self-mythologizing, including his "discovery" of Incident Two (the Xenu narrative) as a hero myth. When applying the category of "mythology" to a contemporary new religious group like the Church of Scientology (CoS), one has to choose from among several different categories of narratives which could be regarded as mythological. If we set aside the body of tales surrounding L. Ron Hubbard, CoS's founder (which could arguably be classified as mythology), one of Scientology's key stories is the so-called Xenu narrative (also referred to as the ot-iii teachings). Although this story is only revealed after one has tread the "Bridge" for some time, it is arguably a foundational myth, which sets the Scientology enterprise into a cosmological framework. While the present article will focus on the Xenu story, it also discusses Hubbard's self-mythologizing, including his "discovery" of Incident Two (the Xenu narrative) as a hero myth.
SET
Date of Publication
2016
Physical description
33-53
Title
Numen
Volume Number
63/1
International Standard Serial Number
1568-5276
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
auditing
Subject Term
mythology
Subject Term
New Religious Movements
Subject Term
Operating Thetan
Subject Term
Scientology
Subject Term
space opera
Subject Term
Xenu
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
James R. Lewis
LOCATION AND CALL NUMBER
Call Number
10.1163/15685276-12341407
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب p
[Article]
275578
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