Post by APGli altri cosa mi dicono?
so che apprezzi questo genere di scritti :P
What Would Buffy Do?: The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide
by Jana Riess (Author)
E' scritto da una teologa cristiana, ovviamente accanita fan del
telefilm :))
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From Publishers Weekly
A bubbly blonde sporting black leather and whomping vampires hardly
seems a spiritual paragon, but the title character of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer, the occult classic that aired from 1997 to 2003, is
just that, argues Riess, PW's religion book review editor and a
dedicated Slayer fan. Although the show is ambivalent about God's
existence and ostensibly secular, it "offers a deep spiritual core
that is based in ethical behavior." A "spiritually eclectic" canon on
forgiveness, compassion, love, self-sacrifice and redemption guide the
slayer and her friends in their battles with evil (supernatural,
internal or otherwise), says Riess. Playing off the Christian youth
mantra "What would Jesus do?" (which the show also pokes fun at in an
episode where Xander tells Buffy, "When it's dark and I'm all alone,
and I'm scared or freaked out or whatever, I always think, 'What would
Buffy do?' "), Riess dissects the show's moral message according to
three themes: personal spirituality, companions (friends and family)
and saving the world. Sidebar quotes from prophets, philosophers and
poets echo each chapter's spiritual lesson. On self-sacrifice, for
example, Riess includes St. Francis's prayer for peace, and on
embracing change, she refers to the Qur'an's message about change
coming from within a person. This analysis, like the show, never gets
mired down in too much seriousness and will add a new dimension to how
both fans and critics view the popular series.
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