Drawing on Religion
Reading and the Moral Imagination in Comics and Graphic Novels
$113.96
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2020
Summary
Comics traffic in stereotypes, which can translate into real danger, as was the case when, in 2015, two Muslim gunmen opened fire at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, which had published depictions of Islam and Muhammad perceived by many to be blasphemous. As a response to that tragedy, Ken Koltun-Fromm calls for us to expand our moral imaginations through readings of graphic religious narratives.
Utilizing a range of comic books and graphic novels, including R. Crumb’s Book of …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780271087757 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0271087757 |
| Author: | Ken Koltun-Fromm |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Imprint: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 658g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 178mm x 254mm |
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Critics Review
“This project takes a compelling place within the hermeneutics of religion and literature as a way of studying religion. Most impressive is Koltun-Fromm’s subtle interpretation of the material, showing that it sustains very careful analysis, proving itself worthy of close reading and moral probing. Drawing on Religion models a productive integration of textual and visual materials and does so with clear prose and no jargon or excessive theorizing.”
—David Morgan, author of Images at Work: The Material Culture of Enchantment
“Drawing on Religion is an excellent and engaging read. Koltun-Fromm (social responsibility and religion, Haverford College) looks at the complex ethical issues surrounding the graphic representation of religious and moral stories. Accessible and easy to read, Drawing on Religion leads one to imagine what it means to visualize and draw moral and sacred worlds, particularly in comics, which often rely on stereotypes to push narratives.”
—A. Sheppard Choice
“Deftly contends with the adage that ‘representation matters’ and with the specific representations of religious life that comics offer.”
—Toby Braden Johnson Journal of the American Academy of Religion
“Koltun-Fromm has offered readers a nuanced perspective on comics that may appear unproblematic in their representation of and relationship with religion, but in fact are anything but. Such comics enable the reader to move to intellectual, moral and ethical places they would not have otherwise encountered.”
—Rae Hancock Studies in Comics
“Far beyond a naïve listing of places where religion appears in comics, Koltun-Fromm has selected a few moments in the history of comics to linger over and interpret in a deliberative way … that is conscious of the ambiguities of the medium.”
—Zachariah Motts Reading Religion
Ken Koltun-Fromm
Ken Koltun-Fromm is Robert and Constance MacCrate Professor of Social Responsibility and Professor of Religion at Haverford College. He is the author of Imagining Jewish Authenticity: Vision and Text in American Jewish Thought and coeditor of Comics and Sacred Texts: Reimagining Religion and Graphic Narratives.
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