Faith and Choice in the Works of Joss Whedon

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Joss Whedon once identified himself as an "angry, hard-line atheist" who is nevertheless "fascinated by the concept of devotion." While organized religion seems to hold no satisfactory answers for Whedon, his dedication to exploring the meanings of faith and belief can be seen in many of the characters he has created for such works as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, and Fray. This work examines a variety of Whedon's characters and discusses what can be learned from their struggles and discoveries regarding religion and belief.
Part One focuses on the characters' search for purpose, revealing how Dawn, Spike, and Angel attempt to define the meaning of their lives in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. Part Two focuses on family, examining the unconventional family dynamic in Whedon's comic book miniseries Fray and television series Firefly. Part Three centers around the concept of redemption, using Angel's Doyle, Firefly's Malcolm Reynolds and Shepherd Book, and Buffy's Faith Lehane to examine the characters' search for salvation and their own acceptance of their past actions. Finally, Part Four focuses on the harmful potential of religious zealotry, revealing the negative aspects of absolute belief through Firefly's River and Buffy's Caleb. A primary source guide follows the main text, providing the writer, director, and air date of each television episode, along with publication data for Whedon's print works, including the in-publication "Season 8" comic books for Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Über den Autor

Practicing lawyer K. Dale Koontz is a communications instructor at Cleveland Community College in Shelby, North Carolina.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Author's Note
Introduction

Part 1. Purpose: The Road to Damascus

1. What's a Key Without a Lock?: Dawn and the Promise of Purpose

2. Growing After Death: Angel, Spike and the Evolution of the Soul

Part 2. Family: A Place at the Table

3. Coming Apart, but Moving Forward: Magic Twins and Older Sisters in Fray

4. A Family of Believers, Just Not in the Same Thing: Faith in the Firefly Family

Part 3. Redemption: The Past Is Not a Prison

5. The One That Almost Got Away: Doyle and

Fish Story

6. "I Got No Rudder": Navigating the Sea of Faith with

Malcolm Reynolds

7. The Depth of Shadows: Redemption and Doubt

Shepherd Book

8. Prodigal Daughter: Faith and Homecoming

Part 4. Zealotry: Blood and Fire

9. Burning River: Witchcraft and the "Other" in Firefly

10. No Girls Allowed: Caleb and the Evils of Misogyny

Conclusion: Buffy Goes (Back) to School
Chapter Notes
Primary Sources-Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Primary Sources-Angel
Primary Sources-Firefly
Primary Sources-Other
Bibliography
Index

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2008
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Theater & Film
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786434763
ISBN-10:	0786434767
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Koontz, K. Dale
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 14 mm
Von/Mit:	K. Dale Koontz
Erscheinungsdatum:	26.02.2008
Gewicht:	0,399 kg

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