W. Michael Ashcraft (Truman State University), Review of A. Dyrendal, D. G. Robertson, and E. Asprem (eds), Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion. Chapter: Carole M. Cusack, “The Messiah is a Salesman, Yet Consumerism is a Con(spiracy): The Church of the SubGenius,” pp. 513-526. By Carole Cusack

https://www.academia.edu/143806970/W_Michael_Ashcraft_Truman_State_University_Review_of_A_Dyrendal_D_G_Robertson_and_E_Asprem_eds_Handbook_of_Conspiracy_Theory_and_Contemporary_Religion_Chapter_Carole_M_Cusack_The_Messiah_is_a_Salesman_Yet_Consumerism_is_a_Con_spiracy_The_Church_of_the_SubGenius_pp_513_526?email_work_card=title The editors of the Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion state that the purpose of this volume is “to establish the study of conspiracy theory and religion as a significant interdisciplinary subfield of religious studies” (527). Toward that end, they have assembled a sizeable cast of contributors for a book of substantial length.