Beyond Reason: The Exotic Millennium in English Culture
Using two contrasting television programs made and broadcast in the United Kingdom, this article will explore how representations of apocalyptic themes and belief contribute to an idea of "nation." Drawing upon Benedict Anderson's analysis of the interplay between "reason" a...
| Published in: | Journal of religion and popular culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2011]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Further subjects: | B
apocalyptic belief
B English culture B Werner Herzog B Anthony Easthope B A Very British Apocalypse B Messiah 5: The Rapture |
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| Summary: | Using two contrasting television programs made and broadcast in the United Kingdom, this article will explore how representations of apocalyptic themes and belief contribute to an idea of "nation." Drawing upon Benedict Anderson's analysis of the interplay between "reason" and "unreason" in English culture, this analysis will reveal the innate "foreignness" of the coming of the end within mainstream English mass culture. |
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| ISSN: | 1703-289X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/jrpc.23.2.201 |