Television, Religion, and Supernatural

Hunting Monsters, Finding Gods

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Television, History & Criticism, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Communication, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Joseph M. Valenzano III, Erika Engstrom ISBN: 9780739184769
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: February 19, 2014
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Joseph M. Valenzano III, Erika Engstrom
ISBN: 9780739184769
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: February 19, 2014
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

This book 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 in the Bible. Even as the series’ producers claim a non-religious perspective, we 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 Christianity. The depiction of its protagonist brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester of Lawrence, Kansas, forwards a pro-American perspective to a more generalized fight against evil in contemporary times.

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This book 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 in the Bible. Even as the series’ producers claim a non-religious perspective, we 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 Christianity. The depiction of its protagonist brothers, Dean and Sam Winchester of Lawrence, Kansas, forwards a pro-American perspective to a more generalized fight against evil in contemporary times.

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