David V. Barrett
Author
1952 –
Who is David V. Barrett?
Dr. David V. Barrett is a British sociologist of religion who has widely written on topics pertaining to new religious movements and western esotericism. He is also a regular contributor to The Independent, Fortean Times, and the Catholic Herald.
The backflap of one his books claims he was an intelligence analyst for the UK Government Communications Headquarters and the United States' government's National Security Agency prior to his career as a writer. He is a regular book critic and his critiques have appeared in Literary Review, New Scientist, and others.
He has been involved in science fiction critique, having edited Vector, the critical journal of the British Science Fiction Association in the late 1980s, and organized and chaired the Arthur C. Clarke Award for three years.
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- Born
- 1952
- Also known as
- David Barrett
- David Vickers Barrett
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- London School of Economics and Political Science
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on July 23, 2013
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