Prophetic performatives : the New Age’s pending efficacy through self-prophecy
2018; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 19; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14755610.2018.1444652
ISSN0143-8301
Autores Tópico(s)Biblical Studies and Interpretation
ResumoThis paper broadens the limited area of scholarship on New Age spiritualism by providing and explanation for the suasive force of one of its main themes, the ‘Law of Attraction’. Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret, is utilised as emblematic of the doctrine, where the individual is seen to engage in a dynamic similar to that of classical predictive prophecy, with the role of prophet being internalised. Three elements discussed are the positioning of the prophet, prophecy’s temporal ambiguity, and its linguistic tense. This paper suggests that the Law of Attraction re-imagines and employs the predictive prophetic structure and suggests that such a belief can act as a fetish.
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