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Autore: |
Kirby Danielle <1980-, >
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Titolo: |
Fantasy and belief : alternative religions, popular narratives and digital cultures / / Danielle Kirby
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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (205 p.) |
Disciplina: | 201/.7 |
Soggetto topico: | Religion and culture |
Mass media - Religious aspects | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p.175-187) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Religion, occulture, and the modern world -- Otherkin -- Fantasy and reenchantment -- Internet and popular cultures -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: glossary -- Appendix 2: otherkin survey results. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Religion and spirituality are being transformed in our late modern and secularising times. New forms of belief proliferate, often notable for not being limited to traditional systems of reference or expression. Increasingly, these new religions present worldviews which draw directly upon popular culture - or occulture - in fiction, film, art and the internet. Fantasy and Belief explores the context and implications of these types of beliefs through the example of the Otherkin community. The Otherkin are a loosely-affiliated group who believe themselves to be in some way more than just human, |
Titolo autorizzato: | Fantasy and belief ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-315-72867-2 |
1-317-54363-7 | |
1-84465-757-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910465703003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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