Understanding Religion and Popular Culture

ISBN-13: 9780367528836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 280 str.

Opis

Divided into two parts; Issues in Religion and Genres in Popular Culture, this exciting volume encourages readers to think critically about the ways in which popular cultural practices and products, especially those considered as forms of entertainment, are laden with religious ideas, themes, and values.

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Foreword to the Second Edition: How to Use this Book Elizabeth Rae Coody  1. Introduction: What is Religion? What is Pop Culture? How are they Related? Terry Ray Clark  Part 1: Issues in Religion  2. Pop Culture’s Critique of Sacred Traditions: South Park and Satire Terry Ray Clark  3. A New Myth: The Critical Study of Star Wars as Myth John C. McDowell  4. On the Sacred Power of Violence in Popular Culture: American Football and the Films of Tarantino Eric Bain-Selbo  5. What Makes Music Religious?: Contemporary Christian Music and Secularization Courtney Wilder and Jeremy Rehwaldt  6. Ecology and Religion: Climate Change in Popular Culture Dell deChant  7. Ritual Doing, Religious Doing: Understanding Harry Potter Fan Pilgrimages J. Caroline Toy  8. Sacred Writings: The Biblical Canon and the Marvel Cinematic Universe Elizabeth Rae Coody  Part 2: Genres in Popular Culture  9. Cinema and Religion: The Horror Genre Douglas E. Cowan  10. Food and What’s Cooking in Pop Culture: Lord of the Lembas Jonathan Sands Wise  11. Television: The Big Bang Theory and Lived Religion Dan W. Clanton, Jr.  12. Popular Music with Biblical Themes: FKA twigs’ MAGDALENE and the Liberating Power of Myth Siobhán Jolley  13. The Tarot as Material Religion  Cynthia A. Hogan  14. Fandom as Religion: Cosplay, Community, and Identity America Wolff. Index