Television, Religion, and Supernatural: Hunting Monsters, Finding Gods

By Erika Engstrom, Joseph M. Valenzano, Joseph M. Valenzano III

Book Overview

Television, Religion, and Supernatural examines the text of the CW network television series Supernatural, a program based in the horror genre that offers viewers myriad religious-based antagonists through the portrayals of monsters, which its two main characters "hunt" and destroy, as well as storylines based on the Bible. Even as the series' producers claim a nonreligious perspective, the authors contend that story arcs and outcomes of episodes actually forward a hegemonic portrayal of Christianity that portrays a good-versus-evil motif regarding the superiority of Catholicism. The depiction of its protagonist brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester of Lawrence, Kansas, provides a pro-American perspective regarding a more generalized fight against evil in contemporary times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498550398
• ISBN13: 9781498550390
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"