Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale is a 2003 academic publication relating to the fictional Buffyverse established by two TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
The book was reviewed by Rebecca Housel in The Journal of Popular Culture,[1] Maxine Phillips in Commonweal,[2] Karen Bennett in Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews,[3] and Margaret Weigel in The Women's Review of Books.
[4] Despite creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism, Buffy often dealt with religious and philosophical symbolism.
The book is made up of a collection of essays that link classical philosophy to the Buffy show's ability to explore the underlying evil in everyday life through supernatural metaphor.
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