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4.5/5 Barnes & Noble Pages 208 OCLC 53879465 LC Class BV4501.3 .R54 2004 Genre Media studies Subject Buffyverse | 4/5 Goodreads Publication date April 30, 2004 ISBN 0-7879-6922-2 Dewey Decimal 791.45/72 22 Originally published 30 April 2004 Page count 208 Publisher John Wiley & Sons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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What Would Buffy Do?: The Vampire Slayer as Spiritual Guide is a book relating to the fictional Buffyverse established by TV series, Buffy and Angel.
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Book description
Jana Riess argues that despite the show being ostensibly secular in some ways, it takes on some very spiritual elements. Riess attempts to get to the heart of the show's values. She uses as a key example Buffy's gradual embracement of self-sacrifice for a greater good instead of "normal" teenage commitment to materialism. Such self-sacrifice is typical amongst many key religious figures. The idea of redemption is also an important theme in the show, which is dealt with by many characters on the show, for example with Angel, who has to come to terms with beginning to make amends for his past misdeeds as a vampire, Faith, the rogue slayer driven by self-hatred and envy; and Spike, the vampire whose love for a slayer causes him to seek to regain his soul.
The book also includes an interview with Eliza Dushku.
Contents
The book contains three main sections. The first deals with issues of "Personal Spirituality" (Chapters 1–5). The second section, "Companions on the Journey", expands to look at relationships with families, friends, and mentors (Chapters 6–8). The final section, "Saving the World", looks at socially engaged spirituality (Chapters 9–11).