Review Magic, Monsters, And Make-Believe Heroes: How Myth And Religion Shape Fantasy Culture Narrated By Douglas E. Cowan Presented In Ebook

was delighted when I found out this was even a book, In the past year ish, I've been slowly coming to the realization that, as it turns out, I really love fantasy, All of my favourite books, films, and television shows could be characterized as fantasy, in one way or another, but for a very long time, I denied it.
I think I just didn't want to seem as uncool, and as much of a loser, as media stereotypically portrays fantasylovers,

Seriously, this book is enough to convince anyone that that's not true, Fantasy is the coolest thing ever if you aren't already convinced, just read this,

It wasn't exactly what I'd expected it was a lot more about fantasy culture and roleplaying games than I originally thought, but I wasn't disappointed by that.
It was a very informative book, and so wellwritten that I was easily immersed, and I learned a lot of things, It also instilled in me a newfound appreciation for fantasy culture, I mean, I've always appreciated it, but I finished reading this book with this warm, cozy feeling and a smile on my face, It'll all be Douglas Cowan's fault if I spend all of next weekend LARPing or trying to figure out how to play DampD,

Just, genuinely, I cannot say enough good things, This book gives a lot of insight into fantasy fan culture, and the reason we

continue to love stories and stories of the same kind, no less, and why fantasy is just so intrinsically amazing.
I'm so glad I read this! Magic, Monsters, and MakeBelieve Heroes looks at fantasy film, television, and participative culture as evidence of our ongoing need for a mythic visionfor stories larger than ourselves into which we write ourselves and through which we can become the heroes of our own story.
Why do we tell and retell the same stories over and over when we know they cant possibly be true Contrary to popular belief, its not because pop culture has run out of good ideas.
Rather, it is precisely because these stories are so fantastic, some resonating so deeply that we elevate them to the status of religion, Illuminating everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Dungeons and Dragons, and from Drunken Master to Mad Max, Douglas E.
Cowan offers a modern manifesto for why and how mythology remains a vital force today,
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