Copyrighting God: Ownership of the Sacred in American Religion

ISBN-13: 9781108430371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 254 str.

Andrew Ventimiglia

Opis

By using copyright in sacred texts, American religious organizations help to create, manage, and control emerging spiritual communities.

Recenzje

'This book marks an exciting addition to scholarship on religion, law, and media, and will appeal to anyone interested in the organization and regulation of American religious life.' Isaac Weiner, Journal Religious Studies Review

Spis treści

Introduction: owning the sacred; Part I. The Angelic Author and the Sacred Work: 1. Spirited possessions; 2. The angels' share; Part II. The Doctrines of Religion and Law: 3. Authorship and authority in intellectual property; 4. A market in prophecy; 5. Digital liability and the Church of Scientology; Conclusion: the afterlife of intellectual property.