Star Trek fandom as a religious phenomenon.
This essay is an ethnographic exploration of Star Trek fandom. Rather than the more common textual analyses of the program, this article examines the history and practice of the fans themselves, on computer networks, at conventions and in tourism, in “Starfleet” fan clubs and in fan literature. Al...
| Publicado en: | Sociology of Religion Vol. 55; pp. 27 - 52 |
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Oxford University Press / UK
Spring 1994
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