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What Would Buffy Do? The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide

by Jana Riess · 2004

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What Would Buffy Do?explores the fascinating spiritual, religious, and mythological ideas of television's hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer—from apocalypse and sacrifice to self-reliance, redemption, and the need for humor when fighting our spiritual battles.

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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
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vampirevampireMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
spiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 183 pages

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