Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes : How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0520293991
ISBN-13
9780520293991
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 26th, 2019
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
334 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Comparative religionPopular culture
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Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic vision—for stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can’t possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today.
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