Fan Fiction and Early Christian Writings : Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and Canon / Tom de Bruin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruin, Tom de, author.

Series:

The Library of New Testament Studies,Scriptural Traces.

The Library of New Testament Studies,Scriptural Traces

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apocryphal books--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Apocryphal books.

Bible and literature.

Fan fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : T&T Clark, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

What can contemporary media fandoms, like Anne Rice, Star Wars, Batman, or Sherlock Holmes, tell us about ancient Christianity? Tom de Bruin demonstrates how fandom and fan fiction are both analogous and incongruous with Christian derivative works. The often-disparaging terms applied to Christian apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, such as fakes, forgeries or corruptions, are not sufficient to capture the production, consumption, and value of these writings. De Bruin reimagines a range of early Christian works as fan practices. Exploring these ancient texts in new ways, he takes the reader on a journey from the 'fix-it fic' endings of the Gospel of Mark to the subversive fan fictions of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and from the densely populated storyworld of early Christian art to the gatekeeping of Christian orthodoxy. Using theory developed in fan studies, De Bruin revisits fundamental questions about ancient derivative texts: Why where they written? How do they interact with more established texts? In what ways does the consumption of derivative works influence the reception of existing traditions? And how does the community react to these works? This book sheds exciting and new light on ancient Christian literary production, consumption and transmission.

Contents:

Acknowledgments Introduction: 'I Am A Jesus Fanfic Writer': Ancient Fans, Early Christian Derivative Works, and Anne Rice Chapter 1: Fascination, Frustration, and Fixing the Gospel of Mark: Why Write a Derivative Work? Chapter 2: Nostalgia, Novelty, and Textual Authority in the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs: What Power Does A Derivative Work Have? Chapter 3: Canonicity and the Politics of Canon: How Do People (De-)Authorize Derivative Works? Chapter 4: Gatekeeping, Heresy, Infantilization, and Feminization: How Do People Police Derivative Works? Chapter 5: Headcanon, Fanon, and the Christian Transmedia Storyworld: Why Do Derivative Works Matter? Epilogue: 'I Couldn't Get These Legends Out of My Mind' Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780567706652

0567706656

9780567706669

0567706664

9780567706645

0567706648

OCLC:

1450101594