Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes
Douglas E. Cowan
University of California Press 
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Religion/Theologie
Beschreibung
Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic vision—for stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can’t possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from
Buffy the Vampire Slayer to
Dungeons and Dragons, and from
Drunken Master to
Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today.
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