An edition of Impure play (2010)

Impure play

sacredness, transgression, and the tragic in popular culture

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An edition of Impure play (2010)

Impure play

sacredness, transgression, and the tragic in popular culture

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Publisher
Lexington Books
Language
English
Pages
185

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Impure Play: Sacredness, Transgression, and the Tragic in Popular Culture
2012, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
in English
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Table of Contents

Serious play, sacred transgression, and popular tragedy
"Too many discos and too many lovers" : the scandal of Michel Houellebecq's literary sociology
The rebirth of tragedy out of the spirits of gangsta rap and death/black metal
Scandal and impurity in sports heroism
God games : death, violence, and the sacred in video game play
"A new kind of fear" : the online desequestration of suicide and death
On cultural sociology as a way of life.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-180) and index.

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Lanham, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
306
Library of Congress
HM621 .R55 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 185 p. ;
Number of pages
185

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25041272M
ISBN 10
0739129317
ISBN 13
9780739129319
LCCN
2010020011
OCLC/WorldCat
627693461

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