When the Veil is Thin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20200475 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Feltmate (Auburn University at Montgomery, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-98 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1092-6690 • E-ISSN: 1541-8480 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/nr.2014.18.1.79 |
| OpenAlex | W1708164026 |
| Language | EN |
Researching the paranormal frequently involves the study of how people discuss paranormal phenomena’s significance in popular culture. Using Victor Turner’s concept of the liminoid, in this article I survey The Simpsons’ annual “Treehouse of Horror” episodes and suggest that thinking with these episodes can help scholars re-envision the academic construction of religion and the paranormal. I will argue that scholars should collapse the distinction between “religion” and “the paranormal” in academic and popular discussions
Aesthetics · Alternative medicine · Epistemology · Media studies · Paranormal · Popular media · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |