Since the 1960s eclectic belief systems have freed conspiracy motifs from any single tradition

Evidence

An improvisational millenarian belief system might therefore draw simultaneously on Eastern and Western religions, New Age ideas and esotericism, and radical politics, without any sense that the resulting mélange contains incompatible elements. Such belief systems have become increasingly common since the 1960s, and freed as they are from the constraints of any single tradition, they may incorporate conspiracist motifs whatever their origin. As we shall see, this has given conspiracy theories an unprecedented mobility among a wide range of millenarian systems. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 111

Categorization

• SEED: Angle: the ‘improvisational style’ as a frame for why modern conspiracy content migrates freely - could parallel essay on syncretism and belief bricolage in online subcultures.
• XREF: connects to: Conspiracy claims can float unattached to any settled belief system — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 93; Post-1960s millennialism freely blends traditions into conspiracist bricolage — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 110; Conspiracy beliefs can hold contradictory premises together without resolution — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 333 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Post-1960s millennialism freely blends traditions into conspiracist bricolage #exemplifies (0.90) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 110
• Conspiracy claims can float unattached to any settled belief system #expands (0.85) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 93
• Conspiracy ideas act as modular units recombined across belief systems. #expands (0.80) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 112
• Conspiracy beliefs can hold contradictory premises together without resolution #expands (0.72) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 333