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Author Danesi, Marcel, 1946-

Title X-rated! : the power of mythic symbolism in popular culture / Marcel Danesi
Edition 1st ed
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 180 pages) : illustrations
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
Summary This book delves into the reasons why pop culture, and all of its "X-Rated" features, are so appealing to masses of people, even though they may hate to love it
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Popular culture -- United States -- Psychological aspects
Symbolism (Psychology)
Mythology.
Symbolism
Mythology
mythology (literary genre)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
Mythology
Popular culture -- Psychological aspects
Symbolism (Psychology)
United States
Genre/Form Myths
Myths.
Mythes.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780230617834
0230617832