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Sex, politics, and religion in Star wars an anthology
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In 1977, Star Wars blazed across the screen to become one of the highest grossing and most beloved movies of all time. In Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars: An Anthology, Douglas Brode and L...
In 1977, Star Wars blazed across the screen to become one of the highest grossing and most beloved movies of all time. In Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars: An Anthology, Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka have assembled a provocative collection of essays that explore such hot topics as race and racism in the Star Wars galaxy, Judeo-Christian and Eastern re
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- Creator
- edited by Douglas Brode, Leah Deyneka
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780810885158, 9786613769534, 081088514X, 0810885158, 9780810885141, 1280997923
- OCLC
- ocn854519937, ocn774500463
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
- Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors