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Christopher Partridge
Christopher Partridge's research interests are focused on new religions, alternative spiritualities, sacralization, and the 'occultural' significance of contemporary popular culture. Christopher has a particular interest in spirituality and popular music subcultures, and his current research is focusing on the social and spiritual significance of dub reggae and dance music. He co-edits the series Studies in Popular Music and is a founding co-director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Popular Culture.
Publications
Recent publications include:The Re-enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture, 2 volumes (2004, 2006); 'The Eschatology of Heaven's Gate', in Newport & Gribbin (eds), Expecting the End: Millennialism in Social and Historical Context (2006); 'The Spiritual and the Revolutionary: Alternative Spirituality, British Free Festivals, and the Emergence of Rave Culture', Culture and Religion 7:1 (2006); (ed. with Helen Reid) Finding and Losing Faith (2006); (ed.) Encyclopaedia of New Religions: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities (2004); 'Alien Demonology: the Christian Roots of the Malevolent Extraterrestrial in UFO Religions and Abduction Spiritualities', Religion 34 (2004); 'Alternative Spiritualities, New Religions and the Re-enchantment of the West', in Lewis (ed), New Religious Movements (2004); (ed.) The World's Religions (2005); (ed.) UFO Religions (2003); (ed. with T. Gabriel) Mysticisms East and West (2003); (ed. with R. Parry) Universal Salvation: the Debate (2003).