{"product_id":"theology-in-avatar-the-last-airbender-essays-on-eastern-influences-and-western-perspectives-paperback","title":"Theology in Avatar: The Last Airbender: Essays on Eastern Influences and Western Perspectives - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony G. Cirilla\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Riggins\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The beloved Uncle Iroh once told Prince Zuko, \"It's time to start asking the big questions.\" This statement is as true for us as viewers of \u003ci\u003eAvatar: The Last Airbender\u003c\/i\u003e as it is for the banished prince. This collection invites fans of one of the most popular animated shows in America to contemplate how the Avatar Universe prompts big questions about meaning. \u003ci\u003eAvatar: The Last Airbender\u003c\/i\u003e and its sequel series, \u003ci\u003eThe Legend of Korra\u003c\/i\u003e, combine philosophical thoughts from both Eastern and Western perspectives, and this collection of twelve essays helps readers to recognize and consider those influences more deeply, from ideas as grand as the soul's relationship to the universe to the role tea can have in making a Zen master. This volume both praises and interrogates the profound meditations \u003ci\u003eAvatar: The Last Airbender\u003c\/i\u003e has offered its fans, considering the way the show can be understood from perspectives such as Buddhism, Taoism, the Hero's Journey, the theory of the elements, and much more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony G. Cirilla\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at College of the Ozarks in Branson, Missouri and associate editor of \u003ci\u003eCarmina Philosophiae: The Journal of the International Boethius Society\u003c\/i\u003e and writes essays on medieval, Romantic, and fantasy literature. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael A. Riggins\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD student in English literature at Baylor University. His work focuses on the reception of Christian spiritual practices in Seventeenth Century devotional poetry and is the book and arts editor of \u003ci\u003eAd Fontes: A Journal of Protestant Letters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52966649594163,"sku":"9781476689173","price":106.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/yINcUZ1NDT9781476689173.webp?v=1768639974","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/theology-in-avatar-the-last-airbender-essays-on-eastern-influences-and-western-perspectives-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}