The legend of Zelda and theology
By: edited by Jonathan L. Walls
Publisher: Gray Matter Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Los Angeles, CA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780984779000
Subjects: Legend of Zelda (Game); Christianity; Theology; Popular works
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Linking the landscapes of twilight princess and Christian theology / Kyle Blanchette; title: Trouble in the Golden Realm: Gandorf and Hyrule's problem of evil in the Ocarina of time / Jonathan L. Walls; title: The birth of gaming from the spirit of fantasy: video games as secondary worlds with special reference to The legend of Zelda and J.R.R. Tolkien / Philip Tallon; title: Freedom versus destiny: a hero's call / Josh and Rachel Rasmussen; title: The mediation of transcendence within The legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker / Mark Hayse; title: Take your time, hurry up, the choice is yours: death and the afterlife in The legend of Zelda / Josh Corman; title: On Hylian virtues: Aristotle, Aquinas and the Hylian cosmogenesis / Justus Hunter; title: High rule? Vintage virtue in The legend of Zelda / Benjamin B. DeVan; title: Portals, prophecy and cuccos: considerations of power in a link to the past / Jeremy Smith; title: The necessity of the Triforce in the defeat of Ganon / D.M. Burke.