Dangerous games : what the moral panic over role-playing games says about play, religion, and imagined worlds /

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"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laycock, Joseph, 1980-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2015.
©2015
Temas:
Fantasy games > Moral and ethical aspects.
Role playing > Moral and ethical aspects.
Dungeons and Dragons (Game) > Moral and ethical aspects.
Jeu de rôle > Aspect moral.
Donjons et dragons > Aspect moral.
GAMES > Role Playing & Fantasy.
RELIGION > Psychology of Religion.
Fantasy games > Moral and ethical aspects
alter egos.
christian right.
christianity.
conspiracy theory.
constructed world.
dungeons and dragons.
fan studies.
fantasy games.
fantasy.
game theory.
gaming.
history.
imagination.
law enforcement.
media.
mental health.
morality.
nonfiction.
occult.
play theory.
popular culture.
psychology.
religion.
religious studies.
role playing games.
role playing.
roleplaying.
rpgs.
social behavior.
social theory.
sociology.
supernatural.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface. "You Worship Gods from Books!"; Introduction. Fantasy and Reality; PART I. THE HISTORY OF THE PANIC; 1. The Birth of Fantasy Role-Playing Games; 2. Dungeons & Dragons as Religious Phenomenon; 3. Pathways into Madness: 1979-1982; 4. Satanic Panic: 1982-1991; 5. A World of Darkness: 1991-2001; PART II. INTERPRETING THE PANIC; 6. How Role-Playing Games Create Meaning; 7. How the Imagination Became Dangerous; 8. Rival Fantasies; Conclusion. Walking between Worlds.

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