Postmodern sacred, the: popular culture spirituality in the science fiction, fantasy and urban fantasy genres
Auteur :
McAvan, Emily
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786463886
Date de publication :
25 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,0 cm
Poids :
277 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
From The Matrix and Harry Potter to Stargate SG:1 and The X-Files, recent science fiction and fantasy offerings both reflect and produce a sense of the religious. This thoughtful volume examines this 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.