In these imaginary plots, spread of disease was interpreted as an attack on one’s religious beliefs. I argue that premodern conspiratorial narratives were mostly focused on eschatological and theological images, aiming to blame and delegitimise the religious Other. This article explores what role conspiratorial narratives have played in the development of different “imagined communities” in the premodern, modern, and contemporary worlds.
The outbreaks of major pandemics have historically been associated with the proliferation of conspiracy theories.
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