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878704
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Laycock, Joseph,1980-
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| Title & Author
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Dangerous games : : what the moral panic over role-playing games says about play, religion, and imagined worlds /\ Joseph P. Laycock.
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| Publication Statement
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Oakland, Calif. :: University of California Press,, ©2015.
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, ©2015
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1 online resource (364 pages)
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| ISBN
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0520284917
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: 0520960564
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: 1322567506
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: 9780520284913
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: 9780520960565
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: 9781322567501
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9780520284913
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9780520284920
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Contents; Preface. "You Worship Gods from Books!"; Introduction. Fantasy and Reality; PART I. THE HISTORY OF THE PANIC; 1. The Birth of Fantasy Role-Playing Games; 2. Dungeons & Dragons as Religious Phenomenon; 3. Pathways into Madness: 1979-1982; 4. Satanic Panic: 1982-1991; 5. A World of Darkness: 1991-2001; PART II. INTERPRETING THE PANIC; 6. How Role-Playing Games Create Meaning; 7. How the Imagination Became Dangerous; 8. Rival Fantasies; Conclusion. Walking between Worlds.
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"The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that included the Christian Right, psychologists, and law enforcement claimed these games were not only psychologically dangerous but an occult religion masquerading as a game. Dangerous Games explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic"--Provided by publisher.
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Dungeons and Dragons (Game)-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Fantasy games-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Role playing-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Fantasy games-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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GAMES-- Role Playing Fantasy.
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RELIGION-- Psychology of Religion.
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| Dewey Classification
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793.93
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GV1469.6.L395 2015
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