This Show Was Religious?!: Online Reactions to Religion in Lost and Battlestar Galactica Finales

As the American populace is increasingly identifying as non-religious, religious representation is surprisingly also increasing on television, leading many to discuss the limits and boundaries of acceptable representations of religion through the cultural forum of television. The series finales of L...

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Main Author: Howell, Charlotte E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 297-314
Further subjects:B Lost
B Fandom
B Television
B Battlestar Galactica
B Religion
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