UID:
edocfu_9959227778602883
Format:
1 online resource (193 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-280-99792-3
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9786613769534
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0-8108-8515-8
Content:
In 1977, Star Wars blazed across the screen to become one of the highest grossing and most beloved movies of all time. In Sex, Politics, and Religion in Star Wars: An Anthology, Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka have assembled a provocative collection of essays that explore such hot topics as race and racism in the Star Wars galaxy, Judeo-Christian and Eastern re
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Rocky Road to Star Wars: The Early Life and Career of George Lucas; Chapter 2. Star Wars in Black and White: Race and Racism in a Galaxy Not So Far Away; Chapter 3. Beyond Judeo-Christianity: Star Wars and the Great Eastern Religions; Chapter 4. May the Force Be with Jew: The Jedi-Hebraic Connection; Chapter 5. Star Wars: An Exhibition in Cold War Politics; Chapter 6. Fighting the Evil Empire: Star Wars, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and the Politics of Science Fiction
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Chapter 7. Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages for Princess Leia and Queen AmidalaChapter 8. The Over-Soul of the Force: Emersonian Transcendentalism in the Star Wars Saga; Chapter 9. George Lucas and Freud's Anal Stage Manifestations of Excretory and Vaginal Fear in THX 1138 and Star Wars; Chapter 10. Homosexual Romance and Self-Realization in Star Wars; Chapter 11. The War for Star Wars; Chapter 12. Defining the Jedi Order; Chapter 13. The Empire Strikes Back: Deeper and Darker; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8108-8514-X
Language:
English
