Drawn to the Gods : Religion and Humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy /
Feltmate, David,
Drawn to the Gods : Religion and Humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy / David Feltmate. - 1 online resource (304 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Sacred centers -- The difference race makes: Native American Religions, Hinduism, and Judaism -- American Christianity, part 1: backwards neighbors -- American Christianity, part 2: American Christianities as dangerous threats -- Stigma, stupidity, and exclusion: "cults" and Muslims -- List of episodes referenced.
Open Access
Drawing on the worldviews put forth by three wildly popular animated shows--The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy--David Feltmate demonstrates how ideas about religion's proper place in American society are communicated through comedy. The book includes discussion of a wide range of American religions, including Protestant and Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Native American Religions, New Religious Movements, Spirituality, Hinduism, and Atheism. Along the way, readers are shown that jokes about religion are influential tools for teaching viewers how to interpret and judge religious people and institutions. Feltmate, develops a picture of how each show understands and communicates what constitutes good religious practice as well as which traditions they seek to exclude on the basis of race and ethnicity, stupidity, or danger. From Homer Simpson's spiritual journey during a chili-pepper induced hallucination to South Park's boxing match between Jesus and Satan to Peter Griffin's worship of the Fonz, each show uses humor to convey a broader commentary about the role of religion in public life. Through this examination, an understanding of what it means to each program to be a good religious American becomes clear. Drawn to the Gods is a book that both fans and scholars will enjoy as they expose the significance of religious satire in these iconic television programs--
9781479859184
Family guy (Television program)
Simpsons (Television program)
South Park (Television program)
Family guy (Television program)
South Park (Television program)
Simpsons (Television program)
Television broadcasting--Religious aspects.
Religion on television.
Religion.
Popular culture.
Animated television programs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Media Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
Culture populaire--États-Unis.
Television--Aspect religieux.
Religion à la television.
Popular culture--United States.
Animated television programs--History and criticism.--United States
Television broadcasting--Religious aspects.
Religion on television.
United States.
États-Unis--Religion--1960-
United States--Religion--1960-
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Drawn to the Gods : Religion and Humor in The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy / David Feltmate. - 1 online resource (304 pages). - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Sacred centers -- The difference race makes: Native American Religions, Hinduism, and Judaism -- American Christianity, part 1: backwards neighbors -- American Christianity, part 2: American Christianities as dangerous threats -- Stigma, stupidity, and exclusion: "cults" and Muslims -- List of episodes referenced.
Open Access
Drawing on the worldviews put forth by three wildly popular animated shows--The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy--David Feltmate demonstrates how ideas about religion's proper place in American society are communicated through comedy. The book includes discussion of a wide range of American religions, including Protestant and Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Native American Religions, New Religious Movements, Spirituality, Hinduism, and Atheism. Along the way, readers are shown that jokes about religion are influential tools for teaching viewers how to interpret and judge religious people and institutions. Feltmate, develops a picture of how each show understands and communicates what constitutes good religious practice as well as which traditions they seek to exclude on the basis of race and ethnicity, stupidity, or danger. From Homer Simpson's spiritual journey during a chili-pepper induced hallucination to South Park's boxing match between Jesus and Satan to Peter Griffin's worship of the Fonz, each show uses humor to convey a broader commentary about the role of religion in public life. Through this examination, an understanding of what it means to each program to be a good religious American becomes clear. Drawn to the Gods is a book that both fans and scholars will enjoy as they expose the significance of religious satire in these iconic television programs--
9781479859184
Family guy (Television program)
Simpsons (Television program)
South Park (Television program)
Family guy (Television program)
South Park (Television program)
Simpsons (Television program)
Television broadcasting--Religious aspects.
Religion on television.
Religion.
Popular culture.
Animated television programs.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Media Studies.
PERFORMING ARTS--Reference.
Culture populaire--États-Unis.
Television--Aspect religieux.
Religion à la television.
Popular culture--United States.
Animated television programs--History and criticism.--United States
Television broadcasting--Religious aspects.
Religion on television.
United States.
États-Unis--Religion--1960-
United States--Religion--1960-
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.