Religion and popular culture in America [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Bruce David Forbes and Jeffrey H. Mahan

• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Edizione: Third edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (459 pages)
• Disciplina: 201/.70973
• Soggetto topico: Popular culture - Religious aspects; Religion and culture - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Religion 1960-
• Persona (resp. second.): ForbesBruce David; MahanJeffrey H.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Introduction: Finding Religion in Unexpected Places / Forbes, Bruce David -- Part I. Religion in Popular Culture -- Introduction / Mahan, Jeffrey H. -- 1. The Origin(s) of Superman: Reimagining Religion in the Man of Steel / Clanton Jr., Dan W. -- 2. The Oriental Monk in American Popular Culture / Iwamura, Jane Naomi -- 3. Adventure Time and Sacred History: Myth and Reality in Children's Animated Cartoons / Siegler, Elijah -- 4. Monstrous Muslims: Historical Anxieties and Future Trends / Arjana, Sophia Rose -- 5. The Weight of the World: Religion and Heavy Metal Music in Four Cases / Bivins, Jason C. -- Part II. Popular Culture in Religion -- Introduction / Mahan, Jeffrey H. -- 6. Christmas Is Like a Snowball / Forbes, Bruce David -- 7. Mipsterz: Hip, American, and Muslim / Peterson, Kristin M. / Echchaibi, Nabil -- 8. Megachurches, Celebrity Pastors, and the Evangelical Industrial Complex / Johnson, Jessica -- 9. People of the Picture Book: PJ Library and American Jewish Religion / Gross, Rachel B. -- 10. Meditation on the Go: Buddhist Smartphone Apps as Video Game Play / Price Grieve, Gregory -- Part III. Popular Culture as Religion -- Introduction / Mahan, Jeffrey H. -- 11. It's About Faith in Our Future: Star Trek Fandom as Cultural Religion / Jindra, Michael -- 12. Shopping, Religion, and the Sacred "Buyosphere" / McFarland Taylor, Sarah -- 13. Losing Their Way to Salvation: Women, Weight Loss, and the Religion of Thinness / Lelwica, Michelle M. -- 14. The "Godding Up" of American Sports / Price, Joseph L. -- 15. Celebrity Worship as Parareligion: Bieber and the Beliebers / Ward, Pete -- Part IV. Religion and Popular Culture in Dialogue -- Introduction / Mahan, Jeffrey H. -- 16. Yoga in Popular Culture: Controversies and Conflicts / Gandhi, Shreena Niketa -- 17. Mirror, Mirror on Ourselves: Disney as a Site of Religio-Cultural Dialogue / Brehm, Stephanie / Rees, Myev -- 18. Can Watching a Movie Be a Spiritual Experience? / Johnston, Robert K. -- 19. Rap Music and Its Message: On Interpreting the Contact between Religion and Popular Culture / Pinn, Anthony B. -- 20. Broadswords and Face Paint: Why Braveheart Still Matters / Coats, Curtis D. / Hoover, Stewart M. -- Contributors -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 volumegives increased attention to the implications of digital culture and the increasingly interactive quality of popular cultureprovides a framework to help students understand and appreciate the work in diverse fields, methods, and perspectivescontains an updated introduction, discussion questions, and other instructional tools
• Titolo autorizzato: Religion and popular culture in America
• ISBN: 0-520-96522-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910157406503321
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