{"product_id":"9781350333253","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW `Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century : Deconstructing the Study of New Religious Movements by Edward Graham-Hyde","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 22\/01\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExamining contemporary understandings of the term `cult', this book brings together scholars from multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology and religious studies. Focusing on how `cult rhetoric' affects our perceptions of new religious movements, the contributors explore how these minority groups have developed and deconstruct the language we use to describe them.   Ranging from the `Cult of Trump' and `Cult of COVID', to the campaigns of mass media, this book recognises that contemporary `cult rhetoric' has become hybridised and suggests a more nuanced study of contemporary religion. Topics include online religions, political `cults', `apostate' testimony and the current `othered' position of the study of minority religions. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368682959221,"sku":"9781350333253","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781350333253.jpg?v=1763550435","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781350333253","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}