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More copies of this ISBN:What Would Buffy Do?: The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guideby Jana Riess
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The first book-length treatment of the spiritual and religious themes in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Faith and culture collide in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the phenomenal cult classic television series that has captured the imagination of a generation of fans and received widespread critical acclaim. Written for Buffy fans with spiritual inclinations, this book at last explores some of the show's most fascinating spiritual, religious, and mythological ideas— from apocalypse and iconography to the power of blood and the need for humor when fighting our spiritual battles. Buffy and the show's other characters have valuable spiritual lessons to impart, offering wisdom for the faith journey, the courage to make ethical choices, and forgiveness when our choices have been poor ones. Throughout the book's 13 short chapters, author Jana Riess looks at how values such as friendship, self-reliance, redemption, and the responsible use of power are played out in Buffy and its spinoff series Angel.The book includes an exclusive interview with actress Eliza Dushku (who plays Faith on the show), an end-of-book "Who's Who in Buffy," and a guide to the spiritual themes covered in the seven seasons of the show. What can we learn from watching television? More than you might think! Jana Riess (Winchester, KY) is currently the Religion Book Review Editor for Publishers Weekly and the author of The Spiritual Traveler: Boston and New England. A recognized expert on trends in American religion and publishing, she has written for Books & Culture, Beliefnet.com, and Kirkus Reviews. This book has not been approved, licensed, or sponsored by any entity or person involved in creating or producing Buffy theVampire Slayer, the film or TV Review:"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. (May)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:This first book-length treatment of the spiritual and religious themes in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" explores some of the show's most fascinating spiritual, religious, and mythological ideas--from apocalypse and iconography to the power of blood and the need for humor when fighting our spiritual battles.
Synopsis:Television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer has valuable spiritual lessons to impart, offering wisdom for the faith journey, the courage to make ethical choices, and forgiveness when our choices have been poor ones. Throughout the book's thirteen short chapters, author Jana Riess looks at how values such as friendship, self-reliance, redemption, and the responsible use of power are played out in Buffy and its spinoff series, Angel.
Synopsis:Let a micro-miniskirted vampire slayer be your guide to spiritual truths drawn from the world's religious traditions and mythology. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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