Scientology in Popular Culture: Influences and Struggles for Legitimacy

by Susan Raine and Stephen A. Kent

This multidisciplinary study of Scientology examines the organization and the controversies around it through the lens of popular culture, referencing movies, television, print, and the Internet--an unusual perspective that will engage a wide range of readers and researchers.

For more than 60 years, Scientology has claimed alternative religious status with a significant number of followers, despite its portrayals in popular culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440832498
• ISBN13: 9781440832499
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years