Gods and Rollercoasters: Religion in Theme Parks Worldwide

by Crispin Paine

Book Overview

This worldwide study examines how religion gets into theme parks - as mission, as an aspect of culture, as fable, and by chance. Gods and Rollercoasters analyses religion in theme parks, looking at how it relates to modernism, popular culture, right-wing politics, nationalism, and the rise of the global middle class.

Crispin Paine argues that religion has discovered a major new means of expression through theme parks. From the reconstruction...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350046272
• ISBN13: 9781350046276
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"