Blar i forfatter "Lewis, James R"

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    • Free Zone Scientology and Other Movement Milieus: A Preliminary Characterization 

      Lewis, James R (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-01-23)
      Free Zone refers to the subculture constituted by people and organizations that adhere to the beliefs and practices of Scientology but who do so outside of – and without the sanction of – the Church of Scientology. The analysis in the present article uses the Free Zone plus a selection of comparable subcultures associated with other religious groups as case studies to explore the nature and ...

    • Processual Pagans: Quasi-longitudinal approaches to survey research 

      Lewis, James R; Zhang, Xinzhang; Utaaker, Oscar-Torjus (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2018)
      There is a common pattern for researchers to study one particular new religion, write a monograph or article on that specific group, and then begin the cycle all over again with a different group. This approach causes one to remember such groups as relatively stable organizations, fixed in memory at a specific stage of development, rather than as dynamic, evolving groups. In the present article, we ...

    • The Role of Conspiracy Mentality and Paranormal Beliefs in Predicting Conspiracy Beliefs Among Neopagans 

      Dyrendal, Asbjørn; Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Lewis, James R (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-27)
      Recent studies on conspiracy thinking has concluded that the strongest predictor of the tendency towards conspiratorial thinking is a one-dimensional construct-conspiracy mentality-that is relatively stable over time and valid across cultures. Lantian et al. (2016) found that a single, elaborate question can work as a measure of conspiracy beliefs. We assess the validity of this question for an ...