Conspiracism and millennialism relate but not causally or simply

Evidence

Hofstadter also linked the paranoid style to millennialism. He noted that the millenarian fi gures described in such works as Norman Cohn’s The Pursuit of the Millennium manifested precisely the complex of plots and fears that Hofstadter called the “paranoid style.” Yet it turns out that while a relation exists between conspiracism and millennialism, it is not a simple one. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 103

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Millenarian movements adopt conspiracy beliefs to explain their unpopularity and delayed end-times — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 69; Post-1960s millennialism freely blends traditions into conspiracist bricolage — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 110; Conspiracy and millennialism function complementarily by dividing labor over the problem of evil — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 107 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Post-1960s millennialism freely blends traditions into conspiracist bricolage #expands (0.90) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 110
• Tradition-bound millennialisms restrict conspiracy ideas to those their own canon allows #qualifies (0.85) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 109
• Traditional millennialisms rest on canon and defined traditions rather than free assembly #corroborates (0.85) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 108
• Conspiracy and millennialism function complementarily by dividing labor over the problem of evil #qualifies (0.80) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 107
• Totalitarian movements justify present terror by reckoning in millennia rather than generations #expands (0.80)
• Nazi ideology deliberately operated on millennial time scales to justify extreme measures #expands (0.80) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 2762