Hope and Fear, Ronald H. Fritze
Hope and Fear, Ronald H. Fritze
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Hope and Fear
Modern Myths, Conspiracy Theories and Pseudo History

Author: Ronald H. Fritze

Narrator: Kevin Rineer

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/07/2022


Synopsis

A myth-busting journey through the twilight world of fringe ideas and alternative facts.

Is a secret and corrupt Illuminati conspiring to control world affairs and bring about a New World Order? Was Donald Trump a victim of massive voter fraud? Is Elizabeth II a shapeshifting reptilian alien? Who is doing all this plotting?

In Hope and Fear, Ronald H. Fritze explores the fringe ideas and conspiracy theories people have turned to in order to make sense of the world around them, from myths about the Knights Templar and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel, to Nazis and the occult, the Protocols of Zion and UFOs. As Fritze reveals, when conspiracy theories, myths, and pseudo-history dominate a society's thinking, facts, reality, and truth fall by the wayside.

About Ronald H. Fritze

Ronald H. Fritze is professor of history and religion at Athens State University, Alabama. He is the author or editor of ten books.


Reviews

My review of this book was written for The Folklore Podcast and can be found there as well. Reaktion Books is a publisher well-known for delivering accessible, scholarly books on a wide variety of complex subjects. I have always been impressed with their output, and this title did not disappoint. Hop......more

Goodreads review by Dan

Individual elements in this book work really well, but it doesn’t hang together. Each of the rather long chapters goes deep into a particular modern (ish) false belief - the lost tribes of Israel, the alien crash landing at Roswell- but there isn’t much in the way of connective tissue between. Indee......more