A spectrum of magical consciousness: Conspiracy theories and the stories we tell ourselves
Anthropology Today February 1, 2022 Susan Greenwood
Magical thinking expressed in conspiracy theories is alive and well, as recent insurrection events at the US Capitol have shown, where alt‐right White supremacist activists stormed the government waving Confederate flags and a noose to hang the vice president. This article suggests that such ‘magical consciousness’ is a pan‐human mode of participatory awareness that plays out in a spectrum of...