摘要: Introduction Olav Hammer and James R. Lewis 1. Scientology, scripture sacred tradition Mikael Rothstein 2. 'He may be lying but what he says is true': the of Don Juan as reported by Carlos Castaneda, anthropologist, trickster, guru, allegorist Charlotte E. Hardman 3. Invention tradition: Mormonism Douglas J. Davies 4. Antisemitism, conspiracy culture, Christianity, Islam history contemporary religious significance 'Protocols Learned Elders Zion' Christopher Partridge Ron Geaves 5. The invention a counter-tradition: case North American anti-cult movement David G. Bromley Cowan 6. 'Heavenly deception'? Sun Myung Moon 'Divine Principle' George D. Chryssides 7. 'Forgery' in New Testament Einar Thomassen 8. Three phases inventing Rosicrucian seventeenth century Susanna Akerman 9. A name for all no one: Zoroaster figure authorization screen ascription Michael Stausberg 10. peculiar sleep: receiving URANTIA book Sarah 11. Ontology past its materialization Tibetan treasures Holly Gayley 12. Pseudo-Dionysius: mediation traditions Kevin Corrigan Harrington 13. Spurious attribution Hebrew Bible Philip 14. Inventing paganisms: making nature Graham Harvey.