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Overview"In the past, the examination of myth has traditionally been the study of the """"Primitive"""" or the """"Other."""" More recently, however, myth has been increasingly employed in movies and in television productions. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Star Trek television and movie franchise. This collection of essays on Star Trek brings together perspectives from scholars in fields including film, anthropology, history, American studies and biblical scholarship, and examines the symbolism, religious implications, heroic and gender archetypes, and lasting effects of the Star Trek """"mythscape." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Matthew Wilhelm KapellPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780786447244ISBN 10: 0786447249 Pages: 239 Publication Date: 30 March 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsan enjoyable and accessible read... any self respecting Trekkie should absolutely read this book --<i>Journal of Religion and Popular Culture</i>; each essay stands as an excellent piece of scholarship, but together in a single volume, they create a fairly authoritative collection of <i>Star Trek</i> scholarship...both <i>Star Trek</i> and myth scholars should have this on the shelf...Kapell has produced a useful and versatile collection of <i>Star Trek</i> and modern myth reflective of the franchise's impact on popular culture and our ongoing propensity to create myths. --<i>Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts</i>. Author InformationMatthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |