The Emancipation of the Soul : Memes of Destiny in American Mythological Television

This book analyzes the mythological content of five television franchises within the genre of science fiction, fantasy and horror: "The X-Files & Millennium", "Babylon 5 & Crusade", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel", "Stargate" and "Star Trek". The central themes are errand into the wilderness, emancipation from larger powers, individual responsibility, prophecy, apocalyptic scenarios, fundamenta...