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Gods and Rollercoasters - Religion in Theme Parks Worldwide (Hardcover)
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Gods and Rollercoasters - Religion in Theme Parks Worldwide (Hardcover)
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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 of Biblical Jerusalem
at the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, through the world of
Chinese mythology at Haw Par Villa in Singapore, to the great
temple/theme park Akshardham in New Delhi, this book shows how
people are encountering and experiencing religion in the context of
fun, thrills and leisure time. Drawing on examples from six of the
seven continents, and exploring religious traditions including
Christianity, Daoism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam, Gods and
Rollercoasters provides a significant contribution to the study of
religion, sociology, anthropology, and popular culture.
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