The Postmodern Sacred
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The Postmodern Sacred by Emily Mcavan
From The Matrix and Harry Potter to Stargate SG:1 and The X-Files, recent science fiction and fantasy offerings both reflect and produce a sense of the religious. This thoughtful volume examines this pop-culture spirituality, or 'postmodern sacred', showing how consumers use the symbols contained in explicitly unreal texts to gain a second-hand experience of transcendence and belief.
“Recommended”—Midwest Book Review; “well researched”—Science Fiction Studies
Emily McAvan teaches cultural, media and gender studies at Murdoch University and Curtin University, both in Perth, Australia. Her work on religion and culture has appeared in print in The Journal of Literature & Theology, The Bible and Critical Theory, and The Journal of Postcolonial Writing.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786463886 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786463880 |
| Title | The Postmodern Sacred |
| Author | Emily Mcavan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Year published | 2012-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 194 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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