Christopher Partridge

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Christopher Hugh Partridge (born 1961) is an author, editor, professor at Lancaster University in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (U.K.), and founding Co-director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Popular Culture.[1] According to Gordon Lynch, Partridge is a leading scholar of topics in popular culture.[2] On Thursday, September 27, 2007, Patridge presented a lecture titled "Occulture, Popular Culture and the Appeal of The DaVinci Code" at The Ohio State University.[3]

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[edit] Major works

  • The Encyclopedia of New Religions (Lion Hudson Plc, 2006)
  • The Lure of the Dark Side: Satan & Western Demonology in Popular Culture (Equinox Publishing Ltd,SW11, 2008)
  • The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture (T. & T. Clark Publishers, 2006)[4][5][6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Professor Christopher Partridge
  2. ^ Gordon Lynch, "The Role of Popular Music in the Construction of Alternative Spiritual Identities and Ideologies," Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 45.4 (Dec., 2006): 481-488.
  3. ^ [Ginnetta Lucas, email to Columbuns Humanities Graduates list, September 25, 2007]
  4. ^ Ann Gleig, "Review of The Re-Enchantment of the West, Volume 2: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture," Religious Studies Review 33.1 (Jan., 2007): 33-33.
  5. ^ Jonathan W. Rice, "Review of The Re-Enchantment of the West, Volume 1: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture," Religious Studies Review 32.4 (Oct., 2006): 247-247.
  6. ^ Jennifer Walters, "Review of THE RE-ENCHANTMENT OF THE WEST Volume One: Alternative Spritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture," TLS 5341 (8/12/2005): 29-29.

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