title: Religion and fantasy in the context of post-secularism
metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Mikhelson, Olga K.
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metadata.name: dc.contributor.author
metadata.value: Tessmann, Anna
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2022-08-25T19:47:12Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2022-08-25T19:47:12Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2022-03
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.citation
metadata.value: Mikhelson O. K., Tessmann A. Religion and fantasy in the context of post-secularism. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies, 2022, vol. 38, issue 1, pp. 132– 142.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu17.2022.111
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metadata.name: dc.identifier.uri
metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/37489
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: This article explores various types of interrelations of religion and fictional works in the fantasy
  genre. Research is based on key works for the genre (J. R. R. Tolkien, C. Lewis, U. Le Guin,
  Ph. Pullman, G. Martin, etc.) using methodological approaches developed in contemporary
  religious studies (E. Bailey, R. Bella, K. Cusack, R. Davidsen, E. McAvan). The article demonstrates
  that it is important to interpret the phenomenon of fantasy in the context of the
  modern post-secular world, which is characterized by such phenomena as religious bricolage,
  individualization of religion, and implicit religiosity. The article shows that fantasy authors
  not only use religious imaginary and symbolism, drawing inspiration from various religious systems, but also construct invented religions, which, in addition to their intra-plot meaning,
  carry an important message, expressing different views on religion, sometimes critical and
  anticlerical. Fantasy from the realm of the unreal becomes superreal, highlighting issues that
  are significant both for its authors and for the society. Communities and fandoms arise on the
  basis of fantasy narratives, and some of them not just implicitly, but quite openly turn into
  religious ones. Understood and interpreted in the context of post-secularism, the phenomenon
  of the fantasy genre itself with its incredible popularity appears in a new light, since this
  popularity can be correlated with new post-secular religiosity, with popular culture being its
  important source.
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metadata.name: dc.description.sponsorship
metadata.value: The research is supported by the grant of Russian Science Foundation no. 22-28-00920 «Post-secular
  religiosity and popular culture: the phenomenon of invented and parody religions», https://rscf.ru/en/
  project/22-28-00920/.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Philosophy and Conflict Studies;Volume 38; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: religion and fantasy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: religion and popular culture
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: post-secularism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: new religiosity
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: invented religion
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: implicit religion
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Religion and fantasy in the context of post-secularism
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
metadata.lang: en_GB
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