Superconspiracy theories function as totalizing systems of all knowledge.

Evidence

Valerian ranges not only across the usual UFO and conspiracist terrain but across politics, religion, science, and history. He clearly regards his system, not merely as an explanation of fl ying saucers or contemporary politics, but as a synoptic vision of all knowledge. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 476

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Superconspiracy theories can fuse political plots with theology to enlarge the plot’s scale — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 299; Conspiracy theories evolve toward complex multi-organization superconspiracies — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 349; Inclusive conspiracies that include nearly everyone are a growing logical endpoint of conspiratorial thinking — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 358

Broader Connections

• Conspiracy theories evolve toward complex multi-organization superconspiracies #expands (0.85) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 349
• Inclusive conspiracies that include nearly everyone are a growing logical endpoint of conspiratorial thinking #expands (0.80) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 358