The apocalyptic texts and popular culture Walliss, John 1974- Newport, Kenneth G. C. text bibliography Electronic books. uik London Oakville Equinox 2009 monographic eng

electronic resource

1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : illustrations. For centuries the apocalypse has been a recurrent theme within art, literature, music, and more recently cinema. Within the context of contemporary popular culture its influence may be felt in areas as diverse as extreme metal music, disaster movies, anime and manga, Science Fiction dystopianism and the Left Behind series of novels. The aim of this collection of essays is to examine the influence of apocalyptic texts on popular cultural products, focusing on the timelessness and malleability of their themes to audiences. Chapters will focus on the influence of such texts within the areas of fi. Introduction / John Walliss and Kenneth G.C. Newport -- Songs of fate, hope and oblivion : Bob Dylan's dystopianism and apocalyticism / Gary Baines -- End of the world music : is extreme metal the sound of the apocalypse? / Keith Kahn-Harris -- Babylon's burning : reggae, Rastafari, and millenarianism / Christopher Partridge -- Apocalypse at the millennium / John Walliss -- 'The days are numbered' : the romance of death, doom, and deferral in contemporary apocalypse films / Lee Quinby -- Making things new : regeneration and transcendence in Anime / Mick Broderick -- Selling faith without selling out : reading the Left Behind novels in the context of popular culture / Jennie Chapman -- 'The shadow of the end' : the appeal of apocalypse in literary science fiction / Roslyn Weaver -- An end times virtual 'Ekklesia' : ritual deliberation in participatory media / Robert Glenn Howard -- Index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Popular culture Religious aspects End of the world Popular culture Religious aspects Religion End of the world Popular culture Religious aspects Populaire cultuur Einde der tijden Religieuze aspecten BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies RELIGION / Christianity / General RELIGION / Theology BL65.C8 E53 2009eb 202 .3 11.09 London ; Oakville : Equinox, 2009 (DLC) 2008039137 9781845537654 1845537653 9781317491033 1317491033 http://universitypublishingonline.org/acumen/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781845537654 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=516761 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10395241 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=924346 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0828/2008039137.html http://universitypublishingonline.org/acumen/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781845537654 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=516761 http://site.ebrary.com/id/10395241 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=924346 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0828/2008039137.html DKDLA 111227 20200709060307.0 ocn768693653 eng