The Resource Drawn to the gods : religion and humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family guy, David Feltmate
Drawn to the gods : religion and humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family guy, David Feltmate
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The item Drawn to the gods : religion and humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family guy, David Feltmate represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Missouri University of Science & Technology Library.
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- Summary
- Drawing on the worldviews put forth by three wildly popular animated shows--The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy--David Feltmate demonstrates how ideas about religion's proper place in American society are communicated through comedy. The book includes discussion of a wide range of American religions, including Protestant and Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Native American Religions, New Religious Movements, Spirituality, Hinduism, and Atheism. Along the way, readers are shown that jokes about religion are influential tools for teaching viewers how to interpret and judge religious people and institutions. Feltmate, develops a picture of how each show understands and communicates what constitutes good religious practice as well as which traditions they seek to exclude on the basis of race and ethnicity, stupidity, or danger. From Homer Simpson's spiritual journey during a chili-pepper induced hallucination to South Park's boxing match between Jesus and Satan to Peter Griffin's worship of the Fonz, each show uses humor to convey a broader commentary about the role of religion in public life. Through this examination, an understanding of what it means to each program to be a good religious American becomes clear. Drawn to the Gods is a book that both fans and scholars will enjoy as they expose the significance of religious satire in these iconic television programs--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
-
- Sacred centers
- The difference race makes: Native American Religions, Hinduism, and Judaism
- American Christianity, part 1: backwards neighbors
- American Christianity, part 2: American Christianities as dangerous threats
- Stigma, stupidity, and exclusion: "cults" and Muslims
- List of episodes referenced
- Isbn
- 9781479859184
- Label
- Drawn to the gods : religion and humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family guy
- Title
- Drawn to the gods
- Title remainder
- religion and humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family guy
- Statement of responsibility
- David Feltmate
- Subject
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- Animated television programs -- United States -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Family guy (Television program)
- Family guy (Television program)
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference
- Popular culture
- Popular culture -- United States
- Religion
- Religion on television
- Religion on television
- Simpsons (Television program)
- Simpsons (Television program)
- Since 1960
- South Park (Television program)
- South Park (Television program)
- Television broadcasting -- Religious aspects
- Television broadcasting -- Religious aspects
- United States
- United States -- Religion -- 1960-
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Animated television programs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Drawing on the worldviews put forth by three wildly popular animated shows--The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy--David Feltmate demonstrates how ideas about religion's proper place in American society are communicated through comedy. The book includes discussion of a wide range of American religions, including Protestant and Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Native American Religions, New Religious Movements, Spirituality, Hinduism, and Atheism. Along the way, readers are shown that jokes about religion are influential tools for teaching viewers how to interpret and judge religious people and institutions. Feltmate, develops a picture of how each show understands and communicates what constitutes good religious practice as well as which traditions they seek to exclude on the basis of race and ethnicity, stupidity, or danger. From Homer Simpson's spiritual journey during a chili-pepper induced hallucination to South Park's boxing match between Jesus and Satan to Peter Griffin's worship of the Fonz, each show uses humor to convey a broader commentary about the role of religion in public life. Through this examination, an understanding of what it means to each program to be a good religious American becomes clear. Drawn to the Gods is a book that both fans and scholars will enjoy as they expose the significance of religious satire in these iconic television programs--
- Assigning source
- From publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Feltmate, David
- Dewey number
- 791.45/6
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1992.8.R45
- LC item number
- F45 2017eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Religion on television
- Television broadcasting
- Animated television programs
- United States
- Popular culture
- PERFORMING ARTS
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Animated television programs
- Popular culture
- Religion
- Religion on television
- Television broadcasting
- United States
- Label
- Drawn to the gods : religion and humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family guy, David Feltmate
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Sacred centers -- The difference race makes: Native American Religions, Hinduism, and Judaism -- American Christianity, part 1: backwards neighbors -- American Christianity, part 2: American Christianities as dangerous threats -- Stigma, stupidity, and exclusion: "cults" and Muslims -- List of episodes referenced
- Control code
- 975272037
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781479859184
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1ggjzqx
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)975272037
- Label
- Drawn to the gods : religion and humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family guy, David Feltmate
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Sacred centers -- The difference race makes: Native American Religions, Hinduism, and Judaism -- American Christianity, part 1: backwards neighbors -- American Christianity, part 2: American Christianities as dangerous threats -- Stigma, stupidity, and exclusion: "cults" and Muslims -- List of episodes referenced
- Control code
- 975272037
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781479859184
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt1ggjzqx
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)975272037
Subject
- Animated television programs -- United States -- History and criticism
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Family guy (Television program)
- Family guy (Television program)
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference
- Popular culture
- Popular culture -- United States
- Religion
- Religion on television
- Religion on television
- Simpsons (Television program)
- Simpsons (Television program)
- Since 1960
- South Park (Television program)
- South Park (Television program)
- Television broadcasting -- Religious aspects
- Television broadcasting -- Religious aspects
- United States
- United States -- Religion -- 1960-
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Animated television programs
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