Supernatural, Humanity, and the Soul

On the Highway to Hell and Back
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-48961-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 223 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3018 g

Through nine seasons the TV show Supernatural has delved into social, philosophical, literary, and theological themes that not only add depth to the show, but reflect our era's intellectual concerns. This book contextualizes Supernatural within the renaissance of the fantastic in pop culture and traces its roots in folklore and Biblical narrative.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

George, Susan A.

Hansen, R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Fragen und Debatten
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: On the Highway to Hell and Back; Susan A. George and Regina Hansen PART I: RELIGION, THEOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY THROUGH A SUPERNATURAL LENS 2. Deconstructing the Apocalypse?: Supernatural's Appropriation of Angelic Hierarchies; Regina M. Hansen 3. The Greatest of These: The Theological Virtues and the Problem of an Absent God in Supernatural; Elisabeth G. Wolfe 4. Suffering Nuclear Reactors: Depictions of the Soul from Plato to Supernatural; Patricia Grosse 5. "We're Just. Food and Perverse Entertainment": Supernatural's New Gods and the Narrative Objectification of Sam and Dean; KT Torrey PART II: "KILLING EVIL THINGS" OR NOT--SUPERNATURAL'S COMPLEX CONSIDERATIONS OF MONSTROSITY 6. All Dogs Come From Hell: Supernatural's Canine Connection; Sharon D. King 7. "This Isn't Wall Street, This Is Hell!": Corporate America as the Biggest Supernatural Bad of All 8. The Hunter Hunted: The Portrayal of the Fan as Predator in Supernatural; Cait Coker and Candace Benefiel 9. "A Shot On The Devil": Women Hunters and the Identification of Evil in Supernatural; Ralph Beliveau and Laura Bolf-Beliveau 10. All that Glitters: The Winchester Boys and Fairy Tales; Rebecca-Anne C. Do Rozario PART III: MEN, WOMEN, AND SUPERNATURAL 11. A Man and His 1967 Impala: Supernatural, U.S. Car Culture, and the Masculinity of Dean Winchester; Susan A. George 12. "How is that not rape-y?": Dean as the Anti-Bella and Feminism without Women in Supernatural; Rhonda Nicol 13. God, the Devil, and John Winchester: Failed Patriarchal Families in Supernatural; Charlotte E. Howell 14. Who's Your Daddy?: Father Trumps Fate in Supernatural; Lugene Rosen 15. Metal and Rust: Postindustrial White Masculinity and Supernatural's Classic Rock Canon; Gregory J. Robinson

Über Autor(innen)

KT Torrey, Virginia Technical University, USA
Elisabeth G. Wolfe, independent scholar
Patricia Grosse, Villanova University, USA
Cait Coker, Texas A and M University, USA
Candace Benefiel, Texas A and M University, USA
Sharon D. King, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Rebecca-Anne C. Do Rozario, Monash University, Australia
Erin Giannini, University of East Anglia, UK
Ralph Beliveau, University of Oklahoma, USA
Laura Bolf-Beliveau, University of Central Oklahoma, USA
Lugene Rosen, Chapman University, USA
Rhonda Nicol, Illinois State University, USA
Charlotte Howell, University of Texas at Austin, USA Gregory J. Robinson, George Mason University, USA