Religion and Identity in the Post-9/11 Vampire: God Is (Un)Dead
This book offers a unique argument for the emergence of a post-9/11 vampire that showcases changing perspectives on identity and religion in American culture, offering a look at how cultural narratives can be used to work through trauma. Cultural narratives have long played a valuable role in mediat...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cham
Palgrave Macmillan
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Literature, Cultural and Media Studies |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Vampire films
/ Religious behavior
/ Folk culture
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion and sociology
B Literature, Modern 21st century B Film genres B Literature, Modern 20th century B Culture Study and teaching B Cultural and Media Studies B United States Study and teaching B Fiction |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Printed edition: 9783319771489 |
| Summary: | This book offers a unique argument for the emergence of a post-9/11 vampire that showcases changing perspectives on identity and religion in American culture, offering a look at how cultural narratives can be used to work through trauma. Cultural narratives have long played a valuable role in mediating difficult and politically sensitive topics. Christina Wilkins addresses how the figure of the vampire is used in modern narratives and how it has changed from previous incarnations, particularly in American narratives. The vampire has been a cultural staple for centuries but the current conception of the figure has been arguably Americanized with the rise of the modern American vampire coinciding with the aftermath of 9/11. Wilkins investigates changes evident in cultural representations, and how they effectively mediate the altered approach to issues of trauma and identity. By investing metaphorical tropes with cultural significance, the book offers audiences the opportunity to consider new perspectives and prompt important discussions while also illuminating changes in societal attitudes 1. Introduction -- 2. Comparing Influence: Religion and Authority across the Transatlantic -- 3. ‘Muslim Buffy with a Dick’: Post-9/11 Interpretations of Fundamentalism in True Blood -- 4. Fear, Infection and the Aftermath: Del Toro’s The Strain and Its Violent Vampires |
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| ISBN: | 3319771493 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77149-6 |