We have studied how religion has influenced popular culture before, by drawing the connection between the portrayal of Buddhist monks in media compared to the actual practices of said monks. Relating this topic of study to the chapter by Forbes, there is a direct correlation of arguments. Forbes argues that many entities of popular culture are influenced by religion and could even be considered one based on its similarities. In our studies, we don’t necessarily try to consider the things we see in popular culture as a religion, but we do study how religion has influenced them, similar to Forbes’s
We have studied how religion has influenced popular culture before, by drawing the connection between the portrayal of Buddhist monks in media compared to the actual practices of said monks. Relating this topic of study to the chapter by Forbes, there is a direct correlation of arguments. Forbes argues that many entities of popular culture are influenced by religion and could even be considered one based on its similarities. In our studies, we don’t necessarily try to consider the things we see in popular culture as a religion, but we do study how religion has influenced them, similar to Forbes’s