From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the Supernatural

From Angels to Aliens: Teenagers, the Media, and the Supernatural

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-304

  Clark, Lynn Schofield ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative spiritualities; American teenagers; Buffy; Formal religious bodies; Harry Potter; Left behind; Paranormal; Spiritual practices; Supernatural; Superstition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922447570     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195300239.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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