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Dangerous games : what the moral panic over role-playing games says about play, religion, and imagined worlds /
"The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that included the Christian Right, psychologists, and law enforcement claimed these games were not only psychologically dangerous but an occult religion masq...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oakland, Calif. :
University of California Press,
©2015.
©2015 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that included the Christian Right, psychologists, and law enforcement claimed these games were not only psychologically dangerous but an occult religion masquerading as a game. Dangerous Games explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic"--Provided by publisher |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (364 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520960565 0520960564 1322567506 9781322567501 0520284917 9780520284913 0520284925 9780520284920 |