The mystical geography of Quebec : Catholic schisms and new religious movements / Susan J. Palmer, Martin Geoffroy, Paul L. Gareau, editors.
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...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2020]
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| Series: | Palgrave studies in new religions and alternative spiritualities.
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2020 English/International |
| Summary: | 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 find in these sectarian communities echoes of Quebecs larger Sovereignty movement. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 274 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3030330621 9783030330620 3030330613 9783030330613 |