The postmodern sacred : popular culture spirituality in the science fiction, fantasy and urban fantasy genres / Emily McAvan.
"This volume examines pop-culture spirituality, or "postmodern sacred," showing how consumers use the symbols contained in explicitly "unreal" texts to gain a second-hand experience of transcendence and belief. It shows how today's pervasive, saturated media culture has...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co., Inc.,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | "This volume examines pop-culture spirituality, or "postmodern sacred," showing how consumers use the symbols contained in explicitly "unreal" texts to gain a second-hand experience of transcendence and belief. It shows how today's pervasive, saturated media culture has utterly collapsed the sacred/profane binary and shapes how the religious appears and is experienced in the contemporary world"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 188 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0786492821 9780786492824 |