The end all around us: apocalyptic texts and popular culture
For centuries the apocalypse has been a recurrent theme within art, literature, music, and more recently cinema. Within the context of contemporary popular culture its influence may be felt in areas as diverse as extreme metal music, disaster movies, anime and manga, Science Fiction dystopianism and...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
London Oakville, Conn.
Equinox
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Series/Journal: | Millennialism and society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
End times expectations
/ Apocalypticism
/ Popular culture
B Apocalypticism / Pop culture |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B End of the world B Popular Culture Religious aspects B Conference program 2005 (Oxford) |
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| Summary: | For centuries the apocalypse has been a recurrent theme within art, literature, music, and more recently cinema. Within the context of contemporary popular culture its influence may be felt in areas as diverse as extreme metal music, disaster movies, anime and manga, Science Fiction dystopianism and the "Left Behind" series of novels. The aim of this collection of essays is to examine the influence of apocalyptic texts on popular cultural products, focusing on the timelessness and malleability of their themes to audiences. Chapters will focus on the influence of such texts within the areas of film, music, literature and the internet. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 226 S., Ill. |
| ISBN: | 1845532619 |