David Icke’s Reptilian Thesis and the Development of New Age Theodicy

Despite its considerable currency in popular culture, David Icke’s Reptilian Thesis is almost always viewed academically as irrational and anti-Semitic. Here, I suggest that it be considered instead against a) traditional conceptualizations of "evil," and b) the development of the New Age...

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Main Author: Robertson, David G. 1975- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: equinox 2013
In: International journal for the study of new religions
Year: 2013, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-47
Further subjects:B conspiracism
B David Icke
B New Age
B Theodicy
B Reptilian Thesis
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