Religion and the Pathologization of Fandom: Religion, Reason, and Controversy in My Little Pony Fandom.

Popular media and academic studies have often compared media fandom to a form of secularized religion, suggesting excessive and irrational involvement. Fans respond to this charge by emphasizing rational elements of their fandom and the imagined worlds they explore. This article examines fan respons...

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Published in:Journal of Religion & Popular Culture Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 130 - 148
Main Author: Crome, Andrew
Format: Article
Published: University of California Press Summer2015
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