The secular religion of fandom pop culture pilgrim
'The Secular Religion of Fandom' examines the function of fandom, specifically the visiting of spaces which have been recently deemed worthy of sanctification and a newly elevated status of importance. It examines how such pilgrimages are used as a means for forming and maintaining a commo...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Los Angeles
SAGE
2016
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| Schriftenreihe: | SAGE swifts
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-863 DE-862 DE-706 URL des Erstveröffentlichers |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 'The Secular Religion of Fandom' examines the function of fandom, specifically the visiting of spaces which have been recently deemed worthy of sanctification and a newly elevated status of importance. It examines how such pilgrimages are used as a means for forming and maintaining a common language of culture, creating a replacement apparatus based on more traditional frameworks of religious worship and salvation, while becoming an ever more dominant mechanism for constructing individuality and finding belonging in a commodified culture |
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| Beschreibung: | illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781473912694 |