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The Mouse and the Myth: Sacred Art and Secular Ritual of Disneyland

The Mouse and the Myth: Sacred Art and Secular Ritual of Disneyland


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The rituals that bond humanity create our most transcendent and meaningful experiences, especially the sacred rituals of play. Although we may fail to recognize rites of play, they are always present in culture, providing a kind of psychological release for child and adult participants. Disneyland is an example of the kind of metaphorical container necessary for the construction of rituals of play. This work explores the original Disney theme park in Anaheim and challenges the disciplines of mythological studies, religious studies, film studies, and depth psychology to broaden traditional definitions of the kind of cultural apparatus that constitute temple culture and ritual by suggesting that Hollywood's entertainment industry has developed a platform for mythic ritual. After setting the ritualized "stage", this book turns to the practices in Disneyland proper, analyzing the patrons' traditions within the framework of the park and beyond. It explores Disneyland's spectacles, through selected shows and parades, and concludes with an exploration of the park's participation in ritual renewal.



Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Tell Us a Myth, Wendy-Lady! Introduction; Why Disney Studies? Why not?; A Land of Golden Dreams?; Nostalgia and Transcendence at Disneyland Chapter 2: The Pilgrimage to Psyche-Land In the Beginning...; How Did We Get Here?; A Campbellian Hermeneutic of Disneyland; The Soul's Hidden Mickey; Lost Parents? Children Inquire Within; The Animated Shaman; Welcome to Pixie Hollow; A Fairyland Filled With Dreams; A Pilgrimage to Heart Chapter 3: The Evolution of Disney's Temple to Entertainment California's Animated Axis Mundi; A Thrilling Ride on the Top of the World; Mythic Timelessness at Disneyland; Animating Disney's Temple to Entertainment; The Imitation of Life; Revealing the Animated Stage; The Illusion of Life; Animating the Backlot; The Living Room's Lens on Life; Television Builds the Park; Disneyland as Ultimate in Transformative Narcisissm Chapter 4: Disneyland as the Work of Worship Archetypal Liturgy Touch a Turnstile, Touch a Relic; With a Smile and a Song; The Animatronic Priesthood; Across the Small World and the Bayou; The Spoken Recitation; Collecting the Sacred Souvenir; Selfies, Snapshots, and Icons of Light; Holy Fluffiness; Mickey's Animal Totems; The Princess Bloc and The Wicked Cackle; Donning the Vestments; Tradable Icons; Identification Through Ears; Digesting Mickey; The Disney Attraction as Feast; Sitting There With a Churro in Your Hand Chapter 5: Spectacular Spectacle The Crafted Communitas of Disneyland; And Now, Disneyland is Proud to Present A New Kind of Spectacle; Parades; Exclamation Point / Disney's Point: Fantasmic!; On with the Show: World of Color Chapter 6: Renewing the Magic Re-animating Tradition; The Tenth Anniversary Special; Dancing with Heresy in Fantasyland; Mickey's 'Hood; When Tomorrowland Becomes Yesterdayland; The Disneyfication of the Golden State; Disney, You've Got a Friend in Pixar!; A Whole New (La La) Land: Renewing Walt's Los Angeles; Disneyland in the Digital Age Epilogue To the Diamond Celebration and Beyond: Disneyland at 60 Shining, Shimmering Merchandise; Blasts from the Past, Into the Future; Renewing Opulence; A Long Time Ago in A Disneyland Far Far Away

About the Author :
Dori Koehler, PhD holds degrees in Mythological Studies with emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Her main area of research is American popular culture, particularly Disney studies. She presents periodically at the Popular Culture Association's National Conference and the Film and History conference through the University of Wisconsin at Osh Kosh. She also presented at the first Discussing Disney conference held in 2014 through the University of Hull. Her most recent article on Walt Disney as a manifestation of the trickster archetype grew out of that presentation and will be published in a forthcoming collection of essays. Dr. Koehler writes a blog fusing popular culture with archetypal theory at www.mythicbliss.wordpress.com

Review :

"[T]here is much to commend in Koehler's study. The Mouse and the Myth does exhibit a very deep understanding of Disneyland history as well as the park's myths and rituals. . . .Surely, her work should encourage others to examine myth construction and sacred-secular rituals in popular culture."—H-Celebration


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780861967278
  • Publisher: John Libbey & Co
  • Publisher Imprint: John Libbey Publishing Ltd
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 180
  • Returnable: 01
  • Weight: 326 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0861967275
  • Publisher Date: 24 Apr 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: 01
  • Sub Title: Sacred Art and Secular Ritual of Disneyland
  • Width: 156 mm


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