Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults write by Bill Ellis. This book was released on 2003. Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults
Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults write by Bill Ellis. This book was released on 2001. Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "Written for both the cultural studies expert and the reader fascinated with reactions to extraordinary phenomena, Aliens, Ghosts, and Cults pursues motivations for why people tell these "true stories, heard from a friend of a friend.""--BOOK JACKET.
Stories about Stories
Stories about Stories - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stories about Stories write by Brian Attebery. This book was released on 2014-02. Stories about Stories available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first comprehensive study of fantasy's uses of myth, this book offers insights into the genre's popularity and cultural importance. Combining history, folklore, and narrative theory, Attebery's study explores familiar and forgotten fantasies and shows how the genre is also an arena for negotiating new relationships with traditional tales.
Lucifer Ascending
Lucifer Ascending - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lucifer Ascending write by Bill Ellis. This book was released on 2021-05-11. Lucifer Ascending available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Despite their centuries-old history and traditions, witchcraft and magic are still very much a part of modern Anglo-American culture. In Lucifer Ascending, Bill Ellis looks at modern practices that are universally defined as "occult," from commonplace habits such as carrying a rabbit's foot for good luck or using a Ouija board, to more esoteric traditions, such as the use of spell books. In particular, Ellis shows how the occult has been a common element in youth culture for hundreds of years. Using materials from little known publications and archives, Lucifer Ascending details the true social function of individuals' dabbling with the occult. In his survey of what Ellis terms "vernacular occultism," the author is poised on a middle ground between a skeptical point of view that defines belief in witchcraft and Satan as irrational and an interpretation of witchcraft as an underground religion opposing Christianity. Lucifer Ascending examines the occult not as an alternative to religion but rather as a means for ordinary people to participate directly in the mythic realm.
What Happens Next?
What Happens Next? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook What Happens Next? write by Gail de Vos. This book was released on 2012-06-26. What Happens Next? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital advancements—of our society. What do ghost hunting, legend tripping, and legendary monsters have in common with email hoaxes, chain letters, and horror movies? In this follow-up to Libraries Unlimited's Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, author Gail de Vos revisits popular urban legends, and examines the impact of media—online, social, and broadcast—on their current iterations. What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture traces the evolution of contemporary legends from the tradition of oral storytelling to the sharing of stories on the Internet and TV. The author examines if the popularity of contemporary legends in the media has changed the form, role, and integrity of familiar legends. In addition to revisiting some of the legends highlighted in her first book, de Vos shares new tales in circulation which she sees as a direct result of technological advancements.
