X-rated! : the power of mythic symbolism in popular culture

Author/Creator:

Danesi, Marcel, 1946-

Publication/Creation:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

X-rated! : the power of mythic symbolism in popular culture / Marcel Danesi

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Popular culture--United States--Psychological aspects
Symbolism (Psychology)
Mythology

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

X-power : American pop culture as a theater of the profane -- V-power : the feminine form and pop culture -- Logo-power : the role of branding and advertising in pop culture -- i-Power : pop culture in the age of the Internet -- N-power : occultism in pop culture -- Spectacle-power : why we hate to love and love to hate pop culture.

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [165]-174) and index.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

ix, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990022686880302486

ISBN:

0230610676 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0230610684 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780230610675 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780230610682 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC Number:

226357144

Barcode:

010001382925