The postmodern sacred : popular culture spirituality in the science fiction, fantasy and urban fantasy genres /
"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: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, NC :
McFarland & Company,
[2012]
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| 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: | vi, 188 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786463886 0786463880 |