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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Main Author: Bickerdike, Jennifer Otter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles SAGE 2016
Series:SAGE swifts
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Summary:'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
Physical Description:illustrations
ISBN:9781473912694