Dangerous games [electronic resource] : what the moral panic over role-playing games says about play, religion, and imagined worlds / Joseph P. Laycock.

"The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that included the Christian Right, psychologists, and law enforcement claimed these games were not only psychologically dangerous but an occult religion masq...

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Online Access: Full Text (via De Gruyter)
Main Author: Laycock, Joseph, 1980-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2015.
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Summary:"The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that included the Christian Right, psychologists, and law enforcement claimed these games were not only psychologically dangerous but an occult religion masquerading as a game. Dangerous Games explores both the history and the sociological significance of this panic"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (364 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520960565
0520960564
1322567506
9781322567501
0520284917
9780520284913
0520284925
9780520284920
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed Jan. 15, 2015)