From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the Supernatural
Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the Left Behind series are but the latest manifestations of American teenagers' longstanding fascination with the supernatural and the paranormal. In this groundbreaking book, Lynn Schofield Clark explores the implications of this fascination forcontemporary religious and spiritual practices. Relying on stories gleaned from more than 250 in-depth interviews with teens and their families, Clark seeks to discover what today's teens really believe and why. She finds that as adherence to formal religious bodies declines, interest in alternativespiritualities as well as belief in superstition grow accord…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-530023-9
- EAN: 9780195300239
- Produktnummer: 22679331
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.4 cm 435 g
- Gewicht: 435
Über den Autor
Lynn Schofield Clark is Assistant Research Professor at the University of Colorado's School of Journalism and Mass Communication and co-editor of Practicing Religion in the Age of the Media: Explorations in Media, Religion, and Culture (2002). A former television producer and marketing professional, Clark has provided volunteer leadership with young people for more than fifteen years. She currently teaches critical/cultural studiesapproaches to media, and is Director of the Teens and the New Media @ Home Project.
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