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The Oxford handbook of the Bible and American popular culture
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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 ...
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).
Details
- Creator
- edited by Dan W. Clanton, Jr. and Terry R. Clark
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York : Oxford University Press, 2020
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (616 pages)
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- ISBNs
- 9780190461430, 9780190461416
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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