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‹ Holy Horror and the Bible: A Conversation with Steve Wiggins — “The Paranormal and Popular Culture: A Postmodern Religious Landscape” now available ›

Doug Cowan on “Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes: How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture”

May 09 2019
Filed In: Douglas Cowan, fandom, fantasy, religion

Doug Cowan, a frequent guest at TheoFantastique, returns to discuss his book Magic, Monsters, and Make-Believe Heroes: How Myth and Religion Shape Fantasy Culture (University of California Press, 2019). Enjoy the interview, and pick up a copy of this great book.

Tags: Douglas Cowan, fandom, fantasy, religion

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