The Bloomsbury reader in the study of religion and popular culture. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Reader in the study of religion and popular culture
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Lisle W. Dalton, Eric Michael Mazur, and Richard J. Callahan, Jr.
• Editors: Dalton, Lisle W; Mazur, Eric Michael; Callahan, Richard J, 1967-
• Contents: AcknowledgmentsIntroductionUnit I. The Study of Religion and Popular CultureIntroduction to Unit I1. Charles Long, 'Popular Religion' (2005) and David Chidester, 'Planet Hollywood' (2005) Connections: TypologiesUnit II. Foundational Texts in the Study of Religion & Popular CultureIntroduction to Unit II2. Sigmund Freud: 'On Dreams' (1904) and 'The Psychopathology of Everyday Life' (1911) Connections: Freud, Psychoanalysis, and the Fairy Tale Connections: Freud, Cultural Critique, Self-Help, and Religionized Therapy3. Emile Durkheim: 'Origins of These Beliefs' (1915) Connections: Durkheim, Memorial Day, and Civil Religion Connections: Durkheim and Totemism at the Stadium4. Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno: 'The Culture Industry' (1944) Connections: Horkheimer, Adorno, Religion, Consumer Culture, and Advertising Connections: Horkheimer, Adorno, and Selling Religion5. Paul Tillich: 'Aspects of a Religious Analysis of Culture' (1959) Connections: Tillich, Theology, and Culture Connections: Tillich and 'The Gospel According to…'6. Roland Barthes: 'Myth Today' (1957) Connections: Barthes, Poaching, and Fandom Connections: Barthes and Religion as Critique7. Victor Turner: 'Betwixt and Between' (1967) Connections: Turner and Liminal Raving Connections: Turner, Religion, Sports, and Digital Gaming8. Mircea Eliade: 'The Myths of the Modern World' (1967) Connections: Eliade and the Monomyth Connections: Eliade, Myth, and the 'Buddy' Genre9. Peter Berger: 'Religion and World Construction' (1967) Connections: Berger and McDonald's as Sacrament of Modernity Connections: Berger and Monsters of Chaos10. Clifford Geertz: 'Religion as a Cultural System' (1973) Connections: Geertz at the Movies Connections: Geertz and the American Flag as a Sacred Symbol11. Edward Said: 'Introduction' from Orientalism (1978) Connections: Said, Race, & Religion Connections: Said's Orientalism, Religion, and Pop Culture12. Stuart Hall: 'Notes on Deconstructing 'the Popular'' (1981) Connections: Hall, Race, Identity, and Popular Music Connections: Hall, Dominance, and Resistance through Popular Culture13. Elaine Showalter: 'Feminist Criticism in the Wilderness' (1981) Connections: Showalter and the Long Arc of Joan Connections: Showalter and the Varieties of Gender Experience14. Catherine Bell: 'Characteristics of Ritual-Like Activities' (1997) Connections: Bell, Religion, and Nationalism Connections: Bell and ParadesUnit III. Durable Forms in the Study of Religion & Popular CultureIntroduction to Unit III15. Who We Are: Saints, Heroes, and Monsters16. Where We Are: Sacred Space17. What We Know: Myths and Sacred Texts18. Where We Go: Pilgrimages19. What We Do: Public Ritual, Carnivals, and ParadesBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 306.6; Popular culture -- Religious aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781472586254
• Related ISBNs: 9781472586247
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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