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Questing through the Riordanverse explores how Religion is embedded in Rick Riordan's works and how his works have impacted fan-made religious and spiritual practices. With contributions from diverse backgrounds, this volume offers an exploration of the relationship between this popular fantasy universe and Religion and Theology.
List of contents
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Introduction by Nathan E. Fleeson and Carolyn M. Jones Medine
Part I: A Philosophical, Theological Ethics Approach to Arts, Literature, and Religion
Chapter 1: Good, Bad, and Ugly Monsters: Characterizing Monsters in Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Jake Doberenz
Chapter 2: Percy Jackson: The Representations of Female Roles of Greek Mythical Women in Modern Literature and Film by Julie Heinish
Chapter 3: The Role of Mythology in Prosocial Behavior in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series by Rick Riordan by Cassandra Krome
Chapter 4: Gender-Queerness and the Concept of Argr in Norse Mythology and Magnus Chase by Judith C. Vogt
Part II: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Arts, Literature, and Religion
Chapter 5: "Remember What It's Like to Be Human": Finding Humanity in Fantasy Grief by Nathan E. Fleeson
Chapter 6: Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson Novels: Fantasy and the Problem of Heroic Excellence in/and the West by Carolyn M. Jones Medine
Chapter 7: The Demigods Amongst Us: Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus and Contemporary Religious Change by Sissel Undheim
Conclusion: The Future of the Riordanverse by Nathan E. Fleeson and Carolyn M. Jones Medine
Appendix I: Reflections on Percy Jackson and Religion as Pedagogy by Nathan E. Fleeson, Grace Wills, Michael Head, Molly Maupin, Raegan Reinking, Claire D'Agostino, and Meredith Camp Bennett
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Edited by Nathan E. Fleeson and Carolyn M. Jones Medine - Contributions by Meredith Camp Bennett; Claire D'Agostino; Jake Doberenz; Nathan E. Fleeson; Michael Head; Julie Heinisch; Cassandra Krome; Molly Maupin; Carolyn M. Jones Medine; Raegan Reinking; S
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Questing through the Riordanverse explores how Religion is embedded in Rick Riordan’s works and how his works have impacted fan-made religious and spiritual practices. With contributions from diverse backgrounds, this volume offers an exploration of the relationship between this popular fantasy universe and Religion and Theology.
