Religion and James Bond

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book explores the connection between religion and James Bond using themes such as sin/redemption, sexuality, political theology, and religious plurality. The essays herein span across the Bond films, Ian Fleming’s novels, the history and development of Bond, and the video games and collectibles, questioning what we might gain by observing the religious and philosophical underpinnings of Bond’s belief system. Though not typically prescribing to a religious system, 007 encounters religion, is shaped by philosophical purpose, and is immersed in a religious world. George Tsakiridis and his fellow contributors consider what is the religion/worldview of Bond (internal) and symbols, presentations, and themes where we look for religion in the material and visible (external). They argue that, by shining a light on religion in James Bond we not only better understand this iconic character, but the cultural and historical contexts that mold him.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-23
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieTheology, Religion, and Pop Culture
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781978715691

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Introduction: The Bonds of ReligionChapter 001 Profaning the Sacred: Religious Sites as Political Metaphors in 007Chapter 002 The Spectre of Islam: Muslims’ (Absent) Presence in James Bond FilmographyChapter 003 “They’re Both Yours!”: Wine, Women, and Winning with Cold War ChristendomChapter 004 “I must be dreaming”—Bond Girls, Original Sin, and ThealogyChapter 005 James Bond and the Genetics of Evil: No Time to Die and Original SinChapter 006 Singing with Bond: The Power of Death, the Failure of GodChapter 007 When Does the Trigger Need to be Pulled? The Sovereign Nation-State When Bodies Do Not Matter in SkyfallChapter 008 Bond’s Ultimate Concerns: Reading Bond with Paul TillichChapter 009 On Becoming Gods for a New Eden: The Rise of the Eco-Fascist Villain in MoonrakerChapter 0010Andean Religious Beliefs, Extractive Colonialism, and Water Access in Quantum of SolaceChapter 0011“Some Kind of Sub-Species of a Christian”: James Bond and the Post-Christian WestChapter 0012The James Bond Comic Strip (1968-1973) and Just War Theory

The publication of this wide ranging collection is an exciting event in Bond studies and one of significance in the scholarly engagement with pop culture. The range of conceptual contexts and methodological approaches adds to the interest of the volume which shows how religion can offer a variety of textual insights. A system that deserves to be followed for other totemic figures such as Poirot and Superman.