Description
| Product ID: | 9781978712188 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture |
| Title: | Theology, Fantasy, and the Imagination |
| Authors: | Author: Andrew D. Thrasher, Austin M. Freeman |
| Page Count: | 238 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Philosophy, Theology, Philosophy, Theology |
| Description: | Theology, Fantasy, and the Imagination analyzes theological, religious, and philosophical themes in classical Christian fantasy, contemporary “post-Christian” fantasy, and fantasy at play in table top games such as Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: the Gathering. Theology, Fantasy, and the Imagination is an edited collection at the intersection of theology, religion, and philosophy and fantasy literature and table-top games. The volume begins with an invocation of the “old magic” of pre-modern theology and follows with analyses of classical Christian fantasy. The second section articulates a “post-Christian” turn in fantasy since the late twentieth century, arguing how fantasy can serve to re-enchant the imagination in ways that moves beyond traditional Christianity. The last section on fantasy at play explores how religion is at play in Dungeons and Dragons and in Magic: the Gathering. |
| Imprint Name: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-08-15 |