“The Cult of Greta Thunberg”: De-legitimating Climate Activism with “Religion”
Contemporary climate activism has often been called a “religion” or a “cult.” We investigate what is done with climate religion discourse (CRD), by whom, and to what ends. Our case study concerns Finland, one country out of many where forms of climate activism are regularly dismissed by equating the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 133-149 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Finland
/ Climate protection
/ Activism
/ Religion
/ Othering
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics |
Further subjects: | B
Environmentalism
B Climate Change B Finland B Religion B Politics B Gender |
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