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God in the Details: American Religion in Popular Culture
Eric Mazur
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Description for God in the Details: American Religion in Popular Culture
Paperback. This text seeks to account for the blurred boundary between religion and pop culture in America. It explores some of the unexpected places religion appears such as on television, lyrics and sport. Editor(s): Mazur, Eric; McCarthy, Kate. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Exploring the blurred boundary between religion and pop culture, God in the Details offers a provocative look at the breadth and persistence of religious themes in the American consciousness. This new edition reflects the explosion of online activity since the first edition, including chapters on the spiritual implications of social networking sites, and the hazy line between real and virtual religious life in the online community Second Life. Also new to this edition are chapters on the migration of black male expression from churches to athletic stadiums, new configurations of the sacred and the commercial, and post 9/11 spirituality and ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415485371
SKU
V9780415485371
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About Eric Mazur
Eric Michael Mazur is the Gloria & David Furman Chair of Judaic Studies at Virginia Wesleyan College. He is the author of several works in church-state studies, and is the editor of Art & The Religious Impulse and The Encyclopedia of Religion & Film. Kate McCarthy is Professor of Religious Studies at California State University, Chico. She ... Read more
Reviews for God in the Details: American Religion in Popular Culture
'With this book's smart and insightful authors acting as your guides, you can leave behind the seemingly secular surface of American popular culture, come to understand the religious impulses coursing through music and television, feel their pulse, tap their energy, and in the end reach another country where ordinary things reveal unexpected significance. Be a hero. Take the journey.' –Joel ... Read more