René Girard, theology, and pop culture
An introduction to René Girard and mimetic theory : the devil is in the details ... and in Prada / Ryan G. Duns -- Mimesis, Mean girls, and the culture creating them : Tina Fey's interrogation of teen comedy / Brian Bajek -- Star Wars : between myth and gospel / Erik Buys -- Desire, the scapego...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham Boulder New York London
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Theology and pop culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Girard, René 1923-2015
/ Mimesis
/ Theology
/ Pop culture
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| IxTheo Classification: | AA Study of religion AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AG Religious life; material religion FD Contextual theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Memetics
B Theology B Collection of essays B Popular Culture Religious aspects B Girard, René (1923-2015) B Popular Culture |
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Table of Contents Blurb |
| Summary: | An introduction to René Girard and mimetic theory : the devil is in the details ... and in Prada / Ryan G. Duns -- Mimesis, Mean girls, and the culture creating them : Tina Fey's interrogation of teen comedy / Brian Bajek -- Star Wars : between myth and gospel / Erik Buys -- Desire, the scapegoated other, and J.J. Abrams' The force awakens / John C. McDowell -- Girard's lasso of truth : Wonder Woman and the overcoming of Satan / Stephanie Perdew -- Those who have eyes to see : the divine origins of the modern plot twist / Jordan Almanzar -- Gazing into a mirror : watching Hoarders with Girard / Ryan G. Duns -- from the hermeneutic of violence to redemption : The 100 and mimetic theory / Paolo Diego Bubbio -- Mercy, honor, and Girardian conversion in The karate kid and Cobra Kai / Ryan Smock -- The pleasures and perils of revenge : Sons of Anarchy and Girard / George A. Dunn -- Exorcising blame through a contract with God : a Girardian analysis of Will Eisner's graphic novel / Daniel DeForest London -- Unmasking the theological shell : a Girardian reading of Jonathan Hickman's Secret wars / Matthew Brake -- From autonomy to annihilation : the monstrous truth of the romantic lie / Robert Grant Price -- Subtweeting in the end times : social media and the escalation to extremes / Justin Lee -- Starving for beauty : on anorexia and mimetic desire / Anna Scanlon -- From #MeToo to #WeToo : mimetic ecclesiology and the possibility of structural reform / T. Derrick Witherington. "René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture provides a fresh and engaging introduction to and the application of René Girard's mimetic theory. From movies to social media, television to graphic novels, the contributors explore popular culture's theological depths and challenge readers to consider what culture reveals about them"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1978710089 |