From angels to aliens :
Clark, Lynn Schofield.
From angels to aliens : teenagers, the media, and the supernatural / Lynn Schofield Clark. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. - xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-284) and index.
Angels, aliens, and the dark side of evangelicalism -- Touched by a vampire named Angel : the supernatural in contemporary teen popular culture -- The resisters : loving supernatural legends and hating organized religion -- The mystical teens : blurring the boundaries between religious and fictional legends -- The experimenters : appreciating both religion and the legends of the supernatural -- The traditionalists : affirming the boundary between religion and the media -- The intrigued teens (and the issue of angels) : wishing to separate religion and legend, but having difficulty doing so -- Baby boomers and their millennial kids : parental intentions regarding the media, religion, and beliefs in the supernatural -- Religion, class, and politics : discussing aliens and angels in the family and in society -- Conclusion: The dark side of evangelicalism and the religion of the possible -- Appendix A: Comments on methodology -- Appendix B: Sample information.
0195156099 (alk. paper)
2002010397
Teenagers--Religious life--Southwestern States.
Mass media and teenagers--Southwestern States.
Teenagers--Attitudes.--Southwestern States
Public opinion--Southwestern States.
Mass media--Religious aspects.
Occultism--Religious aspects.
Occultism--Public opinion.
Religion--Public opinion.
BL2527.S68 / C57 2003
200/.835/0979
From angels to aliens : teenagers, the media, and the supernatural / Lynn Schofield Clark. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003. - xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-284) and index.
Angels, aliens, and the dark side of evangelicalism -- Touched by a vampire named Angel : the supernatural in contemporary teen popular culture -- The resisters : loving supernatural legends and hating organized religion -- The mystical teens : blurring the boundaries between religious and fictional legends -- The experimenters : appreciating both religion and the legends of the supernatural -- The traditionalists : affirming the boundary between religion and the media -- The intrigued teens (and the issue of angels) : wishing to separate religion and legend, but having difficulty doing so -- Baby boomers and their millennial kids : parental intentions regarding the media, religion, and beliefs in the supernatural -- Religion, class, and politics : discussing aliens and angels in the family and in society -- Conclusion: The dark side of evangelicalism and the religion of the possible -- Appendix A: Comments on methodology -- Appendix B: Sample information.
0195156099 (alk. paper)
2002010397
Teenagers--Religious life--Southwestern States.
Mass media and teenagers--Southwestern States.
Teenagers--Attitudes.--Southwestern States
Public opinion--Southwestern States.
Mass media--Religious aspects.
Occultism--Religious aspects.
Occultism--Public opinion.
Religion--Public opinion.
BL2527.S68 / C57 2003
200/.835/0979