Religious narratives in contemporary culture : between cultural memory and transmediality / edited by Maria-Sabina Draga Alexandru and Dragoș Manea.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Draga Alexandru, Maria-Sabina, editor.

Manea, Dragos, editor.

Series:

Studies in religion and the arts ; Volume 17.

Studies in religion and the arts ; Volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion in art.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2021]

Summary:

Religious Narratives in Contemporary Culture: Between Cultural Memory and Transmediality analyses the meaning and role of religion in western cultural practices in the twenty-first century. This inquiry situates itself at the intersection between cultural memory studies and the transmedial study of narrative and art. Contributors focus on genres which have yet to receive significant critical attention within the field, including speculative fiction films and television series, autobiographical prose and poetry, action-adventure video games and heavy metal music. In this time of crisis, where traces of religious thinking still persist in the presence or absence of religious faith, this volume's collective look into some of their cultural embodiments is necessary and timely. The volume is addressed primarily to scholars and students interested in intersections between religious and cultural studies, revisions of traditional religious narratives, literature as a space of reflection on today's world, contemporary media studies and remediation.

Contents:

Negotiations between the spiritual and the secular

Oppression and resistance

Transmedial religious narratives in unreal and posthuman worlds.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-45382-2

OCLC:

1240828965

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004453821 DOI