The Routledge companion to religion and popular culture /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by John C. Lyden and Eric Michael Mazur
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 583 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
26 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge religion companions
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"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"--