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" Scientology: "
James R. Lewis
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AL
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1079184
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LA122813
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10.1163/15685276-12341364
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English
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James R. Lewis
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Scientology: [Article] : Sect, Science, or Scam?\ James R. Lewis
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| Publication Statement
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Leiden: Brill
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Numen
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2015
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62/2-3
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226–242
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| Abstract
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The present piece surveys different discussions of “religion” — especially in the legal realm — which have had a bearing on Scientology. L. Ron Hubbard adopted the religion label for practical reasons; in his mind, Scientology was a science, not a religion. However, it is clear that Scientology actually is a religion — at least in the sense of functioning as a religion in the lives of participants — parading as science; instead of, as Hubbard thought, a science parading as religion. This becomes particularly clear upon examination of individuals participating in the so-called “Free Zone” (ex-CoS members who continue to identify as Scientologists), for whom Scientology remains their primary religious identity. The present piece surveys different discussions of “religion” — especially in the legal realm — which have had a bearing on Scientology. L. Ron Hubbard adopted the religion label for practical reasons; in his mind, Scientology was a science, not a religion. However, it is clear that Scientology actually is a religion — at least in the sense of functioning as a religion in the lives of participants — parading as science; instead of, as Hubbard thought, a science parading as religion. This becomes particularly clear upon examination of individuals participating in the so-called “Free Zone” (ex-CoS members who continue to identify as Scientologists), for whom Scientology remains their primary religious identity.
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Dianetics
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Free Zone
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L. Ron Hubbard
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New Religious Movement
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religion
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Scientology
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10.1163/15685276-12341364
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