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Douglas E. Cowan,Douglas Cowan E Cowan
Brings together two fascinating and virtually unavoidable phenomena of the postmodern world - the electronic environment of the Internet and the emerging world of contemporary Neopaganism - Wiccans and other…
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Douglas E. Cowan
Analyzes and critiques the Christian Countercult movement as a discrete socioreligious entity.
From creature features to indie horror flicks, find out what happens when sex, horror, and the religious imagination come together
Throughout history, religion has attempted to control nothing so much…
Argues science fiction is the genre of possibility and hope, a principal canvas on which writers, artists, and filmmakers have sketched their visions of this transcendent potential for generations. Sacred…
Examines in vivid detail conservative reform and renewal movements in mainline Protestant churches in the U.S. and Canada.
Illuminating the religious and existential themes in Stephen King’s horror stories
Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we go when we die? For answers to these questions…
Examines the religious elements lurking in horror films. In this lucid, provocative book, Douglas Cowan argues that horror films are opportune vehicles for externalizing the fears that lie inside our…
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Argues that science fiction is the genre of possibility and hope, a principal canvas on which writers, artists, and filmmakers have sketched their visions of transcendent potential for generations. Doug…
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…
This Element explores the history of this movement from its origins in the anti-heresy writings of the early Church to its modern development as a reaction to religious pluralism in…
A recent study reported that over three milliion Americans turned to the Internet each day for for religious information and spiritual guidance in 2001. This text provides an accessible and…
Religion Online provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to online religion, from cyberpilgrimages to neo-pagan chatroom communities.
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D Cowan,David G. Bromley
This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices…
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Religion, Culture, and the Monstrous explores the intersection of monster theory and religious studies. Within these chapters lurk a gamut of strange and demonic creatures from the Bronze Age to…
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Offers an inquiry into the nature, scope and content of religion in cyberspace. This volume provides a conceptual mapping of religion in cyberspace. It is intended for those who seek…
Through an exploration of theology and horror, this book explores how questions of spirituality, divinity and religious structures are raised, complicated, and even sometimes answered (at least partially) by works…
