A profile of Kopimism's founding, doctrine and organization on the World Religions and Spirituality Project, covering its roots in the Piratbyran file sharing movement, its six axioms, its "operator" clergy and interaction points, and its membership figures at the time of the Swedish state registration.
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David Bromley is a longstanding academic scholar of new religious movements and a founding editor of this specialist reference project; used here for organizational and doctrinal detail, cross-checked against the news reporting cited alongside it for the registration date itself. NotesCited for Kopimism's founding narrative, doctrine, organization and membership figures.
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AuthorDavid G. Bromley and Stephanie Edelman
PublisherWorld Religions and Spirituality Project (wrldrels.org)
Publication Year2012
Source Typeencyclopedia
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