Religion and James Bond
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This edited collection explores the connection between religion and James Bond.
George Tsakiridis and the contributors dissect artifacts from across the Bond universe-such as films, comic strips, and Ian Fleming's foundational novels-observing the religious and philosophical underpinnings of Bond's belief system. Though 007 does not typically prescribe to a religious system, he nonetheless encounters religion, is shaped by philosophical purpose, and becomes immersed in a religious world. Tsakiridis and the contributors consider both the religion/worldview of Bond as well as the symbols, presentations, and themes of religion woven into the texts themselves. Across thirteen chapters, they contend that by shining a light on religion in James Bond, we not only better understand this iconic character but the cultural and historical contexts that mold him.
Table of Contents
Chapter 001 Profaning the Sacred: Religious Sites as Political Metaphors in 007
Chapter 002 The Spectre of Islam: Muslims' (Absent) Presence in James Bond Filmography
Chapter 003 “They're Both Yours!”: Wine, Women, and Winning with Cold War Christendom
Chapter 004 “I must be dreaming”-Bond Girls, Original Sin, and Thealogy
Chapter 005 James Bond and the Genetics of Evil: No Time to Die and Original Sin
Chapter 006 Singing with Bond: The Power of Death, the Failure of God
Chapter 007 When Does the Trigger Need to be Pulled? The Sovereign Nation-State When Bodies Do Not Matter in Skyfall
Chapter 008 Bond's Ultimate Concerns: Reading Bond with Paul Tillich
Chapter 009 On Becoming Gods for a New Eden: The Rise of the Eco-Fascist Villain in Moonraker
Chapter 0010Andean Religious Beliefs, Extractive Colonialism, and Water Access in Quantum of Solace
Chapter 0011“Some Kind of Sub-Species of a Christian”: James Bond and the Post-Christian West
Chapter 0012The James Bond Comic Strip (1968-1973) and Just War Theory
Product details
| Published | 17 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781978715691 |
| Imprint | Fortress Academic |
| Dimensions | 229 x 152 mm |
| Series | Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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