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Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes

Download or Read eBook Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes PDF written by Douglas E. Cowan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9780520967274
ISBN-13 : 0520967275
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Book Synopsis Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes by : Douglas E. Cowan

Book excerpt: Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic vision—for stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story. Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they can’t possibly be true? Contrary to popular belief, it’s not because pop culture has run out of good ideas. Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion. Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E. Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today.


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