Revisiting Gabriel Knight: troubled hero and unknowing servant of the king of kings
Although the protagonist of the Gabriel Knight game series (1993, 1995, 1999) is a modern hero, Gabriel’s journey contains elements we also find in other Hero myths. Furthermore, the series contains many religious elements, supernatural motifs, as well as a more than superficial link with the story...
| Published in: | Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Heidelberg University Publishing
2015
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| In: |
Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Gabriel Knight 3
/ Hero
/ Religion
/ Jesus Christus
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| Further subjects: | B
Gabriel Knight
B Religion B hero myth B Supernatural |
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| Summary: | Although the protagonist of the Gabriel Knight game series (1993, 1995, 1999) is a modern hero, Gabriel’s journey contains elements we also find in other Hero myths. Furthermore, the series contains many religious elements, supernatural motifs, as well as a more than superficial link with the story of the Messiah. Using Wendy Doniger’s theory of the micromyth as a point of departure, this article will take a closer look at these aspects of the games, as well as at how they are interlinked. The release of the remastered version of the first game also gives room to a ponder whether a new generation of players will comprehend such aspects. |
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| ISSN: | 1861-5813 |
| Contains: | In: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.11588/rel.2015.0.18516 URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-rel-185163 |