Religions and Pop Culture: Crash Course Religions #24

Is Star Wars a religion? What about belief in UFOs or QAnon? In our final episode of Crash Course Religions, we’ll explore how religion shapes pop culture, and pop culture shapes religion right back.

Introduction: Star Wars as Religion 00:00
Religion & Pop Culture 2:02
Representation 3:19
The Rapture 4:27
UFO Religions 5:15
Jediism 6:19
Hyperreal Religions 8:25
Review & Credits 10:03

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IRPhziWfx72dIlGC1xIuEPWqb_uwnumdtYnmmsR4jto/edit?usp=sharing

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