Supernatural, humanity, and the soul on the highway to hell and back / edited by Susan A. George and Regina M. Hansen.

Other author George, Susan A., 1959-
Other author Hansen, Regina.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Descriptionxii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Contents Introduction / Regina M. Hansen and Susan A. George -- Religion, theology, and philosophy through a Supernatural lens. Deconstructing the apocalypse?: Supernatural's appropriation of angelic hierarchies / Regina M. Hansen -- The greatest of these: the theological virtues and the problem of an absent God in Supernatural / Elisabeth G. Wolfe -- Suffering nuclear reactors: depictions of the soul from Plato to Supernatural / Patricia Grosse -- "We're just . . . food and perverse entertainment": Supernatural's new gods and the narrative objectification of Sam and Dean / K T Torrey --"Killing evil things" or not? Supernatural's complex considerations of monstrosity. All dogs come from hell: Supernatural's canine connection / Sharon D. King -- This isn't Wall Street, this is Hell!: corporate America as the biggest Supernatural bad of all / Erin Giannini -- The hunter hunted: the portrayal of the fan as predator in Supernatural / Cait Coker and Candace Benefiel -- "A shot on the devil": women hunters and the identification of evil in Supernatural / Ralph Beliveau and Laura bolf-Beliveau -- All that glitters: the Winchester boys and fairy tales / Rebecca-Anne C. Do Rozario -- Men, women, and Supernatural. A man and his 1967 Impala: Supernatural, U.S. car culture, and the masculinity of Dean Winchester / Susan A. George -- "How is that not rape-y": Dean as the anti-bella and feminism without women in Supernatural / Rhonda Nicol -- God, the devil, and John Winchester: failed patriarchal families in Supernatural / Charlotte E. Howell -- Who's your daddy?: father trumps fate in Supernatural / Lugene Rosen -- Metal and rust: postindustrial white masculinity and Supernatural's classic rock canon / Gregory J. Robinson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014009910
ISBN9781137412553 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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