The Routledge companion to religion and popular culture

"Religion and popular culture is a fast-growing field that spans a variety of disciplines. This volume offers the first real survey of the field to date and provides a guide for the work of future scholars. It explores: key issues of definition and of methodology religious encounters with popul...

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Subtitles:Companion to religion and popular culture
Religion and popular culture
Contributors: Lyden, John 1959- (Editor) ; Mazur, Eric Michael 1965- (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London [u.a.] Routledge 2015
In:Year: 2015
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Series/Journal:Routledge religion dompanions
Routledge religion companions
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Popular culture / Religion
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Popular Culture Religious aspects
B Religion and culture
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:"Religion and popular culture is a fast-growing field that spans a variety of disciplines. This volume offers the first real survey of the field to date and provides a guide for the work of future scholars. It explores: key issues of definition and of methodology religious encounters with popular culture across media, material culture and space, ranging from videogames and social networks to cooking and kitsch, architecture and national monuments the representation of different religious traditions within the media and popular culture, mainly in the West but also including important non-western spheres such as Bollywood. Students will find the Companion an enjoyable and informative resource, whilst scholars will find it a stimulus to future work in the field"--
"Religion and popular culture is a fast-growing field that spans a variety of disciplines. This volume offers the first real survey of the field to date and provides a guide for the work of future scholars. It explores: key issues of definition and of methodology religious encounters with popular culture across media, material culture and space, ranging from videogames and social networks to cooking and kitsch, architecture and national monuments the representation of different religious traditions within the media and popular culture, mainly in the West but also including important non-western spheres such as Bollywood. Students will find the Companion an enjoyable and informative resource, whilst scholars will find it a stimulus to future work in the field"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0415638666