Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955, in Rome) is an Italian Roman Catholic[1]sociologist of religion[2] and intellectual property attorney.[3][4] He is a founder and the managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), a Turin-based organization which has been described as "the highest profile lobbying and information group for controversial religions".[5]
Introvigne was born in Rome on June 14, 1955.[6][7] Introvigne earned a B.A. in Philosophy from Rome's Gregorian University in 1975, and in 1979 his Dr.Jur. from University of Turin.[8][3] He worked from the law firm Jacobacci e Associati as an intellectual property attorney, specialized in domain names.[4]
In 1988 he co-founded CESNUR and has since served as the group director.[11][12][13]
Beginning in 2012, Introvigne was listed as an "invited professor of sociology of religious movements" at the Salesian Pontifical University in Turin.[14][15]
In 2012, Introvigne was appointed chairperson of the newly-formed Observatory of Religious Liberty of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[16] Beginning in 2018, Introvigne was editor-in-chief of the daily magazine on religion and human rights in China, Bitter Winter, which is published by CESNUR.[17][18]
Swedish academic Per Faxneld, writing for Reading Religion, described Introvigne as "one of the major names in the study of new religions."[21] Sociologist Roberto Cipriani has called Introvigne "one of the Italian sociologists of religion most well-known abroad, and among the world's leading scholars of new religious movements".[22]
In 2001, sociologist Stephen A. Kent described Introvigne as a "persistent critic of any national attempts to identify or curtail so-called 'cults'",[5] arguing that,
"In the context, therefore, of the debate over Scientology in France and Germany, CESNUR is a think-tank and lobbying group, attempting to advance Scientology's legitimation goals by influencing European and American governmental policies toward it. It is not a neutral academic association, even less so because on its web page Introvigne intermingles ideological positions within solid research and information. On issues, however, that are key to the religious human rights debates — apostates, brainwashing, undue influence, compromised academic research, 'sect' membership and the potential for harm, critical information exchange on the Internet, etc. — he advocates doctrinaire positions that favour groups like Scientology."[5]
In the mid-1990s, Introvigne testified on behalf of Scientologists in a criminal trial in Lyon.[5] After Introvigne was critical of the publication of the 1995 report on cults by the French government, journalists described Introvigne as a "cult apologist", saying he was tied to the Catholic Alliance and Silvio Berlusconi's then ruling party.[23] Introvigne responded that his scholarly and political activities were not connected.[24]
Introvigne has written on the concept of brainwashing.[25] He[who?] published an Encyclopedia of Religion in Italy.[11]
Journalist and Scientology-critic Tony Ortega penned a series of 2018/19 articles criticizing The Journal of CESNUR as an unreliable "apologist journal".[26][27][28]
Popular culture and vampiresedit
Introvigne is also director of CESPOC, the Center for the Study of Popular Culture.[29]
He was the Italian director of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, which included the leading academic scholars in the field of the literary and historical study of vampire myth.[30][31] In 1997, J. Gordon Melton and Introvigne organized an event at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles where 1,500 attendees came dressed as vampires for a "creative writing contest, Gothic rock music and theatrical performances".[30]
^Introvigne, Massimo (March 20, 2021). "The Ghent Jehovah's Witness Decision: Dangerous for All Religions". Bitter Winter. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
^Jason Horowitz, "A Clash of Worldviews as Pope Meets Putin", The New York Times, July 4, 2019.
^ ab"WIPO List of Neutrals, Biographical Data, Massimo Introvigne" (PDF). WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organization. n.d. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ abOlivero, Dario (August 7, 2003). "Cliccavi su Jagermeister trovavi un portale porno". La Repubblica. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^"Massimo Introvigne, Twenty Years of CESNUR". CESNUR. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^See "Massimo Introvigne non è più il reggente nazionale vicario di Alleanza Cattolica," La fede quotidiana, 28 April 2016, "Massimo Introvigne non è più il reggente nazionale vicario di Alleanza Cattolica". April 28, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ abStausberg, Michael (2009). "The study of religion(s) in Western Europe III: Further developments after World War II". Religion. 39 (3): 261–282. doi:10.1016/j.religion.2009.06.001. S2CID 144600043.
^Arweck, Elizabeth (2006). Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitions. London: Routledge. p. 28. ISBN978-1138059887.
^Garde, Serge (June 27, 2001). [The dangerous liaisons of Lyon universities]. L'Humanité (in French). Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^. torino.unisal.it. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
^Cocchi, Francesca (October 16, 2013). "Le sette religiose, viste da "dentro"". RSI Rete Uno. Lugano, Switzerland. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^. Archived from the original on June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
^"Bitter Winter". Bitter Winter. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^""Bitter Winter", in Italia un nuovo quotidiano online su religione e diritti umani in Cina". La Stampa (in Italian). April 14, 2018.
^. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^Bruni, Frank (October 13, 2003). "Faith Fades where It Once Burned Strong". The New York Times.
^Faxneld, Per (March 7, 2017). "Satanism: A Social History, Review". Reading Religion.
^Cipriani, Roberto (2009). Nuovo manuale di sociologia della religione (in Italian) (2nd ed.). Rome: Borla. p. 470.
^See for example Serge Faubert, "Le vrai visage des sectes", L'Evenement du jeudi, 4-10.11.1993, pp. 44-48; Bruno Fouchereau, "Les sectes, cheval de Troie des Etats-Unis en Europe," Le Monde Diplomatique, May 2001, 1. Susan Palmer, The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, la Republique, and the Government-Sponsored "War on Sects", New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, ISBN9780199735211.
^See Massimo Introvigne, "CESNUR: a short history", In: Gallagher, Eugene V, (ed.), "Cult Wars" in Historical Perspective: New and Minority Religions. Routledge. pp. 23–31. ISBN978-1-317-15666-6.
^Thomas Gandow: Die APA-Lüge – ein Wissenschaftsskandal (german), Berliner Dialog 1–98, 1998, p. 27.
^Ortega, Tony (June 19, 2019). "Ignore the apologists: Yes, L. Ron Hubbard lied about having an engineering degree". The Underground Bunker.
^Ortega, Tony (April 11, 2018). "A new academic book takes apart Scientology and pop culture, and the apologists hate it". The Underground Bunker.
^Owen, Chris (June 21, 2019). "Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, 'Provost Marshal': Another apologist claim debunked". The Underground Bunker.
^"CESPOC - Center for Studies on Popular Culture - Centro Studi sulla Popular Culture". www.popularculture.it (in Italian). Retrieved October 5, 2018.
^ abBidwell, Carol (July 23, 1997). "Coffin Break To Vampires Everywhere, Fangs For The Memories". Los Angeles Daily News.
^The Board of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula, American Chapter.
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Center for Studies on New Religions CESNUR a Turin based organization which has been described as the highest profile lobbying and information group for controversial religions 5 Massimo IntrovigneBorn 1955 06 14 June 14 1955 age 68 RomeNationalityItalianOccupationAuthorWebsitemassimointrovigne wbr com Contents 1 Life and work 2 New religious movements 3 Popular culture and vampires 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLife and work editIntrovigne was born in Rome on June 14 1955 6 7 Introvigne earned a B A in Philosophy from Rome s Gregorian University in 1975 and in 1979 his Dr Jur from University of Turin 8 3 He worked from the law firm Jacobacci e Associati as an intellectual property attorney specialized in domain names 4 In 1972 he joined conservative Catholic group Alleanza Cattolica 9 better source needed From 2008 to 2016 he served as vice president of the group 10 In 1988 he co founded CESNUR and has since served as the group director 11 12 13 Beginning in 2012 Introvigne was listed as an invited professor of sociology of religious movements at the Salesian Pontifical University in Turin 14 15 In 2012 Introvigne was appointed chairperson of the newly formed Observatory of Religious Liberty of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Beginning in 2018 Introvigne was editor in chief of the daily magazine on religion and human rights in China Bitter Winter which is published by CESNUR 17 18 Introvigne is a proponent of the theory of religious economy developed by Rodney Stark 19 20 New religious movements editSwedish academic Per Faxneld writing for Reading Religion described Introvigne as one of the major names in the study of new religions 21 Sociologist Roberto Cipriani has called Introvigne one of the Italian sociologists of religion most well known abroad and among the world s leading scholars of new religious movements 22 In 2001 sociologist Stephen A Kent described Introvigne as a persistent critic of any national attempts to identify or curtail so called cults 5 arguing that In the context therefore of the debate over Scientology in France and Germany CESNUR is a think tank and lobbying group attempting to advance Scientology s legitimation goals by influencing European and American governmental policies toward it It is not a neutral academic association even less so because on its web page Introvigne intermingles ideological positions within solid research and information On issues however that are key to the religious human rights debates apostates brainwashing undue influence compromised academic research sect membership and the potential for harm critical information exchange on the Internet etc he advocates doctrinaire positions that favour groups like Scientology 5 In the mid 1990s Introvigne testified on behalf of Scientologists in a criminal trial in Lyon 5 After Introvigne was critical of the publication of the 1995 report on cults by the French government journalists described Introvigne as a cult apologist saying he was tied to the Catholic Alliance and Silvio Berlusconi s then ruling party 23 Introvigne responded that his scholarly and political activities were not connected 24 Introvigne has written on the concept of brainwashing 25 He who published an Encyclopedia of Religion in Italy 11 Journalist and Scientology critic Tony Ortega penned a series of 2018 19 articles criticizing The Journal of CESNUR as an unreliable apologist journal 26 27 28 Popular culture and vampires editIntrovigne is also director of CESPOC the Center for the Study of Popular Culture 29 He was the Italian director of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula which included the leading academic scholars in the field of the literary and historical study of vampire myth 30 31 In 1997 J Gordon Melton and Introvigne organized an event at the Westin Hotel in Los Angeles where 1 500 attendees came dressed as vampires for a creative writing contest Gothic rock music and theatrical performances 30 Bibliography editLe nuove Religioni SugarCo 1989 ISBN 978 8871980904 Il cappello del mago i nuovi movimenti magici dallo spiritismo al satanismo SugarCo 1990 ISBN 978 8871980218 Il ritorno dello gnosticismo SugarCo 1993 ISBN 88 7198 216 9 Les Mormons Brepols December 30 1996 ISBN 2 503 50063 3 The Unification Church Studies in Contemporary Religions 2 Signature Books September 1 2000 ISBN 1 56085 145 7 Rodney Stark and Massimo Introvigne Dio e tornato Indagine sulla rivincita delle religioni in Occidente Piemme 2003 ISBN 978 8838465840 Laurence R Iannaccone and Massimo Introvigne Il Mercato dei Martiri L industria del terrorismo suicida Lindau 2004 ISBN 978 8871805146 Satanism A Social History Brill 2016 ISBN 978 90 04 28828 7 The Plymouth Brethren Oxford University Press 2018 ISBN 9780190842420 Il libro nero della persecuzione religiosa in Cina SugarCo 2019 ISBN 978 88 7198 753 8 Inside The Church of Almighty God The Most Persecuted Religious Movement in China Oxford University Press 2020 ISBN 978 0190089092See also editNew religious movement Theosophy and visual artsReferences edit Introvigne Massimo March 20 2021 The Ghent Jehovah s Witness Decision Dangerous for All Religions Bitter Winter Retrieved March 20 2021 Jason Horowitz A Clash of Worldviews as Pope Meets Putin The New York Times July 4 2019 a b WIPO List of Neutrals Biographical Data Massimo Introvigne PDF WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization n d Retrieved March 29 2020 a b Olivero Dario August 7 2003 Cliccavi su Jagermeister trovavi un portale porno La Repubblica Retrieved March 29 2020 a b c d Kent Stephen A January 2001 The French and German versus American debate over new religions Scientology and human rights Marburg Journal of Religion 6 1 University of Marburg 15 doi 10 17192 mjr 2001 6 3742 Si alla famiglia Massimo Introvigne parla di un istituzione in pericolo Modena Today Modena Italy February 10 2015 Retrieved March 29 2020 Massimo Introvigne Fondamentalismo islamico martiri o terroristi Brundisium net Brindisi Italy November 30 2005 Retrieved March 29 2020 Avvocati Massimo Introvigne Massimo Introvigne Twenty Years of CESNUR CESNUR Retrieved November 3 2017 See Massimo Introvigne non e piu il reggente nazionale vicario di Alleanza Cattolica La fede quotidiana 28 April 2016 Massimo Introvigne non e piu il reggente nazionale vicario di Alleanza Cattolica April 28 2016 Retrieved March 29 2020 a b Stausberg Michael 2009 The study of religion s in Western Europe III Further developments after World War II Religion 39 3 261 282 doi 10 1016 j religion 2009 06 001 S2CID 144600043 Arweck Elizabeth 2006 Researching New Religious Movements Responses and Redefinitions London Routledge p 28 ISBN 978 1138059887 Garde Serge June 27 2001 Les liaisons dangereuses des universites lyonnaises The dangerous liaisons of Lyon universities L Humanite in French Archived from the original on January 25 2023 Retrieved July 15 2022 Massimo Introvigne torino unisal it Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Cocchi Francesca October 16 2013 Le sette religiose viste da dentro RSI Rete Uno Lugano Switzerland Retrieved March 29 2020 Nasce a Roma l Osservatorio della liberta religiosa Vatican Insider Archived from the original on June 21 2012 Retrieved June 20 2012 Bitter Winter Bitter Winter Retrieved October 5 2018 Bitter Winter in Italia un nuovo quotidiano online su religione e diritti umani in Cina La Stampa in Italian April 14 2018 Archived copy Archived from the original on February 15 2009 Retrieved July 28 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Bruni Frank October 13 2003 Faith Fades where It Once Burned Strong The New York Times Faxneld Per March 7 2017 Satanism A Social History Review Reading Religion Cipriani Roberto 2009 Nuovo manuale di sociologia della religione in Italian 2nd ed Rome Borla p 470 See for example Serge Faubert Le vrai visage des sectes L Evenement du jeudi 4 10 11 1993 pp 44 48 Bruno Fouchereau Les sectes cheval de Troie des Etats Unis en Europe Le Monde Diplomatique May 2001 1 Susan Palmer The New Heretics of France Minority Religions la Republique and the Government Sponsored War on Sects New York Oxford University Press 2011 ISBN 9780199735211 See Massimo Introvigne CESNUR a short history In Gallagher Eugene V ed Cult Wars in Historical Perspective New and Minority Religions Routledge pp 23 31 ISBN 978 1 317 15666 6 Thomas Gandow Die APA Luge ein Wissenschaftsskandal german Berliner Dialog 1 98 1998 p 27 Ortega Tony June 19 2019 Ignore the apologists Yes L Ron Hubbard lied about having an engineering degree The Underground Bunker Ortega Tony April 11 2018 A new academic book takes apart Scientology and pop culture and the apologists hate it The Underground Bunker Owen Chris June 21 2019 Scientology founder L Ron Hubbard Provost Marshal Another apologist claim debunked The Underground Bunker CESPOC Center for Studies on Popular Culture Centro Studi sulla Popular Culture www popularculture it in Italian Retrieved October 5 2018 a b Bidwell Carol July 23 1997 Coffin Break To Vampires Everywhere Fangs For The Memories Los Angeles Daily News The Board of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula American Chapter External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Massimo Introvigne Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Massimo Introvigne amp oldid 1217498153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
