The ''Journal of Religion and Popular Culture'' is a triannual online
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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that was established in 2002 and is published by
University of Toronto Press
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The press originally printed only examination books and the university calen ...
. The
editors-in-chief
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are Jennifer E. Porter, Associate professor at
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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and David Feltmate, Associate professor at Auburn University at Montgomery. The journal covers the interactions between
religion
Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatural, ...
and
popular culture
Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a ...
.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
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ATLA Religion Database
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EBSCO databases
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MLA International Bibliography
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ProQuest databases
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Scopus
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References
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Religious studies journals
Publications established in 2002
Triannual journals
English-language journals
Academic journals published by university presses
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