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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cool and interesting
This book deals with something I've wondered about for a long time: the seemingly religious aspects of (pop) cultural ideas, images, totems, rituals, etc., and in particular, the role of human imagination, and in many cases, deliberate fraud, in creating a backdrop of meaning for life. While the book is a pleasurable read, it does maintain a certain level of...
Published on December 7, 2005 by T. Bachman
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9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too much breadth, too little depth
This is a book that tries to do too much. Its goal of exploring religion and popular culture is a good one, but that's territory that has been covered in many texts before, and with much greater insight than you'll find here. Check out Chidester's earlier books on colonialism and the Jim Jones suicide for better scholarship. Look elsewhere for better books on religion...
Published on January 5, 2006 by mediareader
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cool and interesting,
By T. Bachman (Victoria, BC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Authentic Fakes: Religion and American Popular Culture (Paperback)
This book deals with something I've wondered about for a long time: the seemingly religious aspects of (pop) cultural ideas, images, totems, rituals, etc., and in particular, the role of human imagination, and in many cases, deliberate fraud, in creating a backdrop of meaning for life.
While the book is a pleasurable read, it does maintain a certain level of erudition, stylistically. It also manages to remain focused and serious while allowing in just the right amount of good humour and whimsy. I especially liked the discussions on baseball and Jim Jones; after reading this, I'll be ordering Chidester's book on the Jonestown suicide. Thumbs up.
9 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too much breadth, too little depth,
By mediareader (New York NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Authentic Fakes: Religion and American Popular Culture (Paperback)
This is a book that tries to do too much. Its goal of exploring religion and popular culture is a good one, but that's territory that has been covered in many texts before, and with much greater insight than you'll find here. Check out Chidester's earlier books on colonialism and the Jim Jones suicide for better scholarship. Look elsewhere for better books on religion and American popular culture.
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Authentic Fakes: Religion and American Popular Culture by David Chidester (Paperback - April 18, 2005)
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