Star Trek as Myth

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Star Trek as Myth is written by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786455942 (ISBN 10) and 9780786455942 (ISBN 13).

In the past, the examination of myth has traditionally been the study of the "Primitive" or the "Other." More recently, myth has been increasingly employed in movies and in television productions. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Star Trek television and movie franchise. This collection of essays on Star Trek brings together perspectives from scholars in fields including film, anthropology, history, American studies and biblical scholarship. Together the essays examine the symbolism, religious implications, heroic and gender archetypes, and lasting effects of the Star Trek "mythscape."