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Investigates the emergence and meaning of the cult of death. This book links the mounting demand for images of violent death with dramatic changes in death-related social rituals. It offers a conceptual framework that connects observations of fictional worlds with real-world sociocultural practices.

Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • One. The Intellectual Origins of the Cult of Death
  • Two. The Commodification of Death
  • Three. The Monsters and the Humans
  • Four. Harry Potter, Tanya Grotter, and Death in the Coming-of-Age Novel
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

    The Celebration of Death in Contemporary Culture

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        Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
        Publication Date: 1/30/2022 12:00:00 AM
        ISBN13: 9780472038947, 978-0472038947
        ISBN10: 047203894X
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        Literary studies: general Popular culture

        Description

        Book Synopsis
        Investigates the emergence and meaning of the cult of death. This book links the mounting demand for images of violent death with dramatic changes in death-related social rituals. It offers a conceptual framework that connects observations of fictional worlds with real-world sociocultural practices.

        Table of Contents
        • Acknowledgments
        • Introduction
        • One. The Intellectual Origins of the Cult of Death
        • Two. The Commodification of Death
        • Three. The Monsters and the Humans
        • Four. Harry Potter, Tanya Grotter, and Death in the Coming-of-Age Novel
        • Conclusion
        • Notes
        • Selected Bibliography
        • Index

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