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Television, Religion, and Supernatural
ISBN-13:
9780739184769
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
176
Autor:
Erika Engstrom
eBook Typ:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book uses a theory-based inquiry of the nuanced religious messages in the TV series Supernatural, which presents religious themes through horror and fantasy to show a Christianity without Christ. It uncovers how entertainment television provides a conduit for religious messages that speak to the role of contemporary American faith.
This book examines the text of the CW network television series Supernatural, a program based in the horror genre that offers viewers myriad religious-based antagonists, through the portrayals of monsters which its two main characters “hunt” and destroy, as well as storylines based in the Bible. Even as the series’ producers claim a non-religious perspective, we contend that story arcs and outcomes of episodes actually forward a hegemonic portrayal of Christianity that portrays a good-versus-evil motif regarding the superiority of Christianity. The depiction of its protagonist brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester of Lawrence, Kansas, forwards a pro-American perspective to a more generalized fight against evil in contemporary times.
Contents
Chapter One: Introduction—Religion, Mass Media, and Supernatural
Chapter Two: Plurality of Religion
Chapter Three: Hegemony of Religion
Chapter Four: Horsemen and Homilies
Chapter Five: A Divinely Ordained Civil Religion
Chapter Six: Conclusion
References
Chapter One: Introduction—Religion, Mass Media, and Supernatural
Chapter Two: Plurality of Religion
Chapter Three: Hegemony of Religion
Chapter Four: Horsemen and Homilies
Chapter Five: A Divinely Ordained Civil Religion
Chapter Six: Conclusion
References