''Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale'' is a 2003 academic publication relating to the fictional
Buffyverse
The Buffyverse or Slayerverse is a Multimedia franchise, media franchise created by Joss Whedon. The term also refers to the shared fictional universe in which the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel'' are ...
established by two TV series,
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and
''Angel''.
The book was reviewed by Rebecca Housel in ''
The Journal of Popular Culture
''The Journal of Popular Culture'' (''JPC'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes academic essays on all aspects of popular or mass culture. It is published six times a year, printed by Wiley-Blackwell. As of Summer 2022, the edito ...
'', Maxine Phillips in ''
Commonweal
Commonweal or common weal may refer to:
* Common good, what is shared and beneficial for members of a given community
* Common Weal, a Scottish think tank and advocacy group
* Commonweal (magazine), ''Commonweal'' (magazine), an American lay-Cath ...
'', Karen Bennett in ''Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'', and Margaret Weigel in ''
The Women's Review of Books
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial gr ...
''.
Book description
Despite creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism, ''Buffy'' often dealt with religious and philosophical symbolism. The book is made up of a collection of essays that link classical philosophy to the ''Buffy'' show's ability to explore the underlying evil in everyday life through supernatural metaphor.
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References
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Books about the Buffyverse
2003 non-fiction books
Books about the media
Philosophy books
Open Court Publishing Company books