Abstract
December 15, 2017 marked the release of Episode VIII of the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi.1 Star Wars fans of all ages dressed up as their favorite characters for the premiere. This dressing-up phenomenon occurs regularly—and has transpired at least once a year since 1999 at the “Star Wars Celebration,” a fan gathering established to celebrate the Star Wars saga; in addition, fans also observe Star Wars Day every year on May 4. “Jediism”—a religion based on the depiction of the Jedi characters in Star Wars—has grown dramatically in recent years; a worldwide campaign in 2001 urged people to write “Jedi” as their answer to the religion classification question in their country’s census; and while the majority of such respondents might have claimed faith in Jediism as a joke, it is nonetheless striking to see Jediism listed as the seventh-largest religion in England.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mimetic Theory and Film |
| Editors | Paolo Diego Bubbio, Chris Fleming |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
| Pages | 123-149 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781501334849 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781501334832 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Star Wars fiction
- Star Wars films
- mythology