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Religion and Popular Culture in America, Third Edition
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Bruce David Forbes
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English
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2017
About this book
The connection between popular culture and religion is an enduring part of American life. With seventy-five percent new content, the third edition of this multifaceted and popular collection has been revised and updated throughout to provide greater religious diversity in its topics and address critical developments in the study of religion and popular culture.
Ideal for classroom use, this expanded volume
Ideal for classroom use, this expanded volume
- gives increased attention to the implications of digital culture and the increasingly interactive quality of popular culture
- provides a framework to help students understand and appreciate the work in diverse fields, methods, and perspectives
- contains an updated introduction, discussion questions, and other instructional tools
Author / Editor information
Forbes Bruce David :
Bruce David Forbes is Professor of Religious Studies at Morningside College. He is the author of Christmas: A Candid History and America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories.
Jeffrey H. Mahan holds the Ralph E. and Norma E. Peck Chair in Religion and Public Communication at the Iliff School of Theology. His books include Religion, Media, and Culture: An Introduction, Shared Wisdom, and American Television Genres.
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Frontmatter
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Preface to the Third Edition
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Introduction: Finding Religion in Unexpected Places
1 - Part I. Religion in Popular Culture
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Introduction
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1. The Origin(s) of Superman: Reimagining Religion in the Man of Steel
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2. The Oriental Monk in American Popular Culture
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3. Adventure Time and Sacred History: Myth and Reality in Children’s Animated Cartoons
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4. Monstrous Muslims: Historical Anxieties and Future Trends
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5. The Weight of the World: Religion and Heavy Metal Music in Four Cases
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6. Christmas Is Like a Snowball
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7. Mipsterz: Hip, American, and Muslim
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8. Megachurches, Celebrity Pastors, and the Evangelical Industrial Complex
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9. People of the Picture Book: PJ Library and American Jewish Religion
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10. Meditation on the Go: Buddhist Smartphone Apps as Video Game Play
195 - Part III. Popular Culture as Religion
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11. It’s About Faith in Our Future: Star Trek Fandom as Cultural Religion
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12. Shopping, Religion, and the Sacred “Buyosphere”
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13. Losing Their Way to Salvation: Women, Weight Loss, and the Religion of Thinness
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14. The “Godding Up” of American Sports
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15. Celebrity Worship as Parareligion: Bieber and the Beliebers
313 - Part IV. Religion and Popular Culture in Dialogue
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16. Yoga in Popular Culture: Controversies and Conflicts
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17. Mirror, Mirror on Ourselves: Disney as a Site of Religio-Cultural Dialogue
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18. Can Watching a Movie Be a Spiritual Experience?
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19. Rap Music and Its Message: On Interpreting the Contact between Religion and Popular Culture
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20. Broadswords and Face Paint: Why Braveheart Still Matters
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Contributors
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Index
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eBook published on:
March 1, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9780520965225
Edition:
3rd edition
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Main content:
464
eBook ISBN:
9780520965225
Keywords for this book
pop culture and religion; religious studies; pastors; college bible student; teachers; american life; third edition; religious text; rhetoric; appreciate culture; cultural appreciation; discussion questions; investigative methods; digital culture; popular culture; religious diversity
