Abingdon, Oxon New York : Routledge, 2012.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index..
- Introduction: What is religion? What is popular culture? How are they related? / Terry Ray Clark — Saved by satire? : learning to value popular culture’s critique of sacred traditions / Terry Ray Clark — Religion and ecology in popular culture / Dell Dechant — Religion in science fiction film and television / Douglas E. Cowan — Religion and cinema horror / Douglas E. Cowan — On the sacred power of violence in popular culture / Eric Bain-Selbo — On the job and among the elect : religion and the salvation of Sipowicz in NYPD blue / Dan W. Clatnon, Jr. — Unlearn what you have learned (yoda) : the critical study of the myth of Star wars / John C. McDowell — Religion and video games : shooting aliens in cathedrals / Rachel Wagner — The Coca-Cola brand and religion / Jeffrey Scholes — What makes music Christian? : hipsters, contemporary Christian music and secularization / Courtney Wilder and Jeremy Rehwaldt — Lord of the Lembas : a study of what’s cooking in pop culture / Jonathan Sands Wise — Cursing then and now : Jeremiah’s scroll and the Boston Red Sox jersey (can the Bible shed light on pop culture practices?) / Terry Ray Clark — Postmodern prophecy : Bob Dylan and the practices of self-subversion / Mark W. Flory.
- This introductory text provides students with a ‘toolbox’ of approaches for analyzing religion and popular culture. It 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. The chapters feature lively and contemporary case study material and outline relevant theory and methods for analysis. Among the areas covered are religion and food, violence, music, television and videogames. Each entry is followed by a helpful summary, glossary, bibliography, discussion questions and suggestions for further reading/viewing. Understanding Religion and Popular Culture offers a valuable entry point into an exciting and rapidly evolving field of study. –pub. desc.
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