Gods and Rollercoasters

Religion in Theme Parks Worldwide

Bibliographic Data

ID9339571
AuthorsCrispin Paine (corresponding author)
Year2019
Publication date2019-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueGods and Rollercoasters (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing plc (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5040/9781350046306
OpenAlexW4251417942
Open LibraryOL28693460M
ISBN9781350046306
LanguageEN
Citations received3

This worldwide study examines how religion gets into theme parks – as mission, as an aspect of culture, as fable and by chance. Gods and Rollercoasters analyzes religion in theme parks, looking at how it relates to modernism, popular culture, right-wing politics, nationalism and the rise of the global middle class. Crispin Paine argues that religion has discovered a major new means of expression through theme parks. From the reconstruction of Biblical Jerusalem at the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, through the world of Chinese mythology at Haw Par Villa in Singapore, to the great temple/theme-park Akshardham in New Delhi, this book shows how people are encountering and experiencing religion in the context of fun, thrills and leisure time. Drawing on examples from six of the seven continents, and exploring religious traditions including Christianity, Daoism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam, Gods and Rollercoasters provides a significant contribution to the study of religion, sociology, anthropology and popular culture

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Christianity · Context (archaeology · Hinduism · Islam · Mythology · Sociology · Theme (computing · Anthropology · Classics · Gender Studies · History · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Religious studies · Amusement parks · Popular Culture · Religion · Religion and culture · Religious aspects · sociological aspects

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