The Oxford handbook of the Bible and American popular culture / edited by Dan W. Clanton, Jr. and Terry R. Clark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clanton, Dan W., Jr., editor.

Clark, Terry Ray, editor.

Series:

Oxford handbooks online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Popular culture.

Popular culture--United States.

United States.

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 pages).

Other Title:

Handbook of the Bible and American popular culture

Bible and American popular culture

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The study of the reciprocal relationship between the Bible and popular culture has blossomed in the past few decades, and the time seems ripe for a broadly-conceived work that assesses the current state of the field, offers examples of work in that field, and suggests future directions for further study. This handbook includes a wide range of topics organised under several broad themes, including biblical characters (such as Adam, Eve, David and Jesus) and themes (like Creation, Hell, and Apocalyptic) in popular culture; the Bible in popular cultural genres (for example, film, comics, and Jazz); and 'lived' examples (such as museums and theme parks).

Contents:

The Impact of Adam and Eve on Popular Culture's Understandings of Women's Roles and Evolution / Theresa Sanders

Biblical Prophecy and Popular Fantasy and Science Fiction / David Garber

Scenes from the End of the World in American Popular Culture / Shayna Sheinfeld

Heaven after the Loss of Heaven / Deane Galbraith

Hell and the Devil / Kathryn Gin Lum

The Rapture in American Imagination / Tina Pippin

The Afterlife in the Bible and Popular Culture / Greg Garrett

Cinematic Transformations of Genesis 1-11 / Gregory Robbins

Television and the Bible in American Popular Culture / Matthew A. Collins

The Bible in Pop and Rock Music / Michael J. Gilmour

Moses and Popular Culture / Linda S. Schearing

Improvising on the Canon through Jazz Music and Biblical Interpretation in American Popular Culture / Andrew Moss

Non-Biblical Comics Engage the Bible / Elizabeth Rae Coody

The Book of Jonah in Graphic Novel Adaptations of the Bible / Scott S. Elliott

How American Newspaper Comic Strips Portray God, Angels, and Humans / Leonard Greenspoon

The Material Dimension of the Bible from Print to Digital Text / Katja Rakow

Apocalypse and Video Games / Rachel Wagner

Theme Parks / James S. Bielo

Touring Creation Museums, featuring Dinosaurs in Eden, Philandering Aliens, and the Flood that Changed Molecular Reality! / Valarie Ziegler

The Ten Commandments, Postcards, and Methodological Issues and Opportunities / Scott M. Langston

Nic Roeg's Retelling of Judges 16 in <i>Samson and Delilah</i> (1996) / Caroline Blyth

Teaching Bible and American Popular Culture / Jane Webster

Publishing in Bible and American Popular Culture / Robert Paul Seesengood

Introduction / Dan W. Clanton Jr., Terry Ray Clark

The Biblical Theme of Covenant and American Popular Culture from Colonial Times to Comic Books / Terry Ray Clark

Crucifixions, Cosplay, and Participatory Fan Cultures / Dan W. Clanton Jr.

David and Bathsheba in Children's Bibles and Adult Novels / David M. Gunn

Queen Esther Imagined as a Disney Princess / Katherine B. Low

Jesus and Post-Soul Satire on the Small Screen / Eric Thurman

Judas in Films / Carol Hebron

Creation in American Popular Culture / James McGrath.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 9, 2020).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780190461430

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.