Gods and Rollercoasters: Religion in Theme Parks Worldwide

by Crispin Paine

Book Overview

This worldwide study examines how religion gets into theme parks - as mission, as an aspect of culture, as fable, and by chance. Gods and Rollercoasters analyses religion in theme parks, looking at how it relates to modernism, popular culture, right-wing politics, nationalism, and the rise of the global middle class.

Crispin Paine argues that religion has discovered a major new means of expression through theme parks. From the reconstruction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350176664
• ISBN13: 9781350176669
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"