Secular religion of fandom :
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TextSeries: Publication details: New Delhi Sage 2016Description: x, 108 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9781473907799Subject(s): Subculture | Fans (Persons) | Mass mediaDDC classification: 306.1
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Kannur University Central Library Stack | Stack | 306.1 BIC/S (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 44326 |
'The Secular Religion of Fandom' examines the function of fandom, specifically the visiting of spaces which have been recently deemed worthy of sanctification and a newly elevated status of importance. It examines how such pilgrimages are used as a means for forming and maintaining a common language of culture, creating a replacement apparatus based on more traditional frameworks of religious worship and salvation, while becoming an ever more dominant mechanism for constructing individuality and finding belonging in a commodified culture
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