Bonus: Demons in QAnon & Beyond
Conspirituality
English - September 28, 2020 13:24 - 54 minutes - 50.6 MBSpirituality Religion & Spirituality Science Social Sciences Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Demonology expert Jonathon O’Donnell talks with Matthew about demons in QAnon.
For our inaugural bonus episode of Conspirituality Podcast, we feature a single interview: a deep dive into the demonology of QAnon and Xtian evangelicalism with Dublin-based Religious Studies scholar Jonathan O’Donnell (pronouns: they/them).
O’Donnell took Matthew through a tour of modern demons: how they show up and how believers relate to them. They also explore the amazing world of “spiritual warfare handbooks,” which have a history in US evangelicalism, are bestsellers in Q-land, and in some ways resemble new-age self-help manuals. They discuss prophecy, speaking in tongues, and the impacts of demonology on marginalized identities.
Professor O’Donnell specializes in American Religious and Cultural Studies, with a focus on the religious right and systems of dehumanization. They study Islamophobia, antisemitism, transphobia, and religious nationalism. Their current research analyses the relation between evangelical demonology, authoritarianism, and “post-truth politics” in Trump’s America.
All music by EarthRise SoundSystem (Duke Schommer + Derek Beres)
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