'Good Omens' and the Bible

136 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Good Omens and the Bible provides a diversely rich collection of considerations of apocalypse and apocalypticism, via responses to the reception of the Bible in the landmark cultural icon that is Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (1990). These essays explore the perplexing, captivating, and curious interactions between Good Omens and biblical literature.Interdisciplinary explorations reveal how both the novel and TV series reflects and explodes contemporary ideas about the end times. Filtering references to biblical apocalypses through the lens of popular culture, Good Omens shines a light on the received interpretations of apocalyptic thinking that resonate in the present, revealing in turn something about ourselves. Together, these essays open up conversations about how Good Omens makes use of religious ideas about textuality, performance, theodicy, and the role of popular culture in the proliferation of those conversations. This book illustrates the ways in which the novel and series are agents in the continuation of cultural debates about important, wide-ranging theological and biblical issues.

• Reihe: Bible in the Modern World
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Heilige Texte und geheiligte Schriften Bibel
• ISBN: 9781914490347
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.06.2024
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
• Herausgegeben von: Charlotte Naylor-Davis, Meredith Jc Warren, Shayna Sheinfeld