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Dangerous games : what the moral panic over role-playing games says about play, religion, and imagined worlds

"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

eBook, English, ©2015
University of California Press, Oakland, Calif., ©2015