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René Girard, Theology, and Pop Culture
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2021
Summary
In René Girard, Theology, and Popular Culture, fifteen contributors consider how Girard’s mimetic theory can be used to uncover and probe the theological depths of popular culture. Creative and critical engagement with Girard’s theory enables the contributors to offer fresh and exciting interpretations of movies (The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls, Star Wars), television (Hoarders, Cobra Kai), classical literature and graphic novels, and issues ranging from anorexia to social media. The result is a volume that establishes Girard as an innovative interpreter of culture and shows him as an invaluable guide for theologically reflecting on desire, violence, redemption, and forgiveness. Written in fresh and lively prose, the contributors demonstrate not only that Girard provides a powerful lens through which to view culture but also—and more provocatively—challenge readers to consider what popular culture reveals about them. Readers looking for an accessible introduction to mimetic theory and exploring its theological application will find this a welcome resource.
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Copyright year
2021
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-1008-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-1009-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
238
Product type
Edited Book
Table of contents
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Mimesis, Mean Girls, and the Culture Creating Them No access Pages 1 - 12
Star Wars No access Pages 13 - 26
Desire, the Scapegoated Other, and J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens No access Pages 27 - 42
Girard’s Lasso of Truth No access Pages 43 - 56
Those Who Have Eyes to See No access Pages 57 - 70
Gazing into a Mirror No access Pages 71 - 86
From the Hermeneutic of Violence to Redemption No access Pages 87 - 102
Mercy, Honor, and Girardian Conversion in The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai No access Pages 103 - 120
The Pleasures and Perils of Revenge No access Pages 121 - 138
Exorcising Blame through A Contract with God No access Pages 139 - 152
Unmasking the Theological Shell No access Pages 153 - 166
From Autonomy to Annihilation No access Pages 167 - 182
Subtweeting in the End Times No access Pages 183 - 200
