Joy Devotion: The Importance of Ian Curtis and Fan Culture - Softcover

On The Secular Religion of Fandom: asks why we seek solace, spiritual fulfilment, and connectedness in spaces that are not traditionally religious in nature, creating our own sacred spaces an excellent entry into what constitutes religion in an increasingly secular world. Dr Katherine Larsen"

Why do we seek solace, spiritual fulfilment, and connectedness in spaces that are not traditionally religious, creating our own sacred spaces in an increasingly secular world. Dr Katherine Larsen on The Secular Religion of Fandom"

On The Secular Religion of Fandom: "A timely and often provocative examination of a phenomenon that has always been with us, and yet feels suddenly new again asks why we seek solace, spiritual fulfilment, and connectedness in spaces that are not traditionally religious in nature, creating our own sacred spaces as we go " - Dr Katherine Larsen"

"Why do we seek solace, spiritual fulfilment, and connectedness in spaces that are not traditionally religious, creating our own sacred spaces in an increasingly secular world.?" Dr Katherine Larsen, The Secular Religion of Fandom

"Jennifer s book is a seriously good, considered, and well written study on the curious interaction that takes place between the music and the fan. An interaction that can give meaning, security and identity in a world where these things are in increasingly short supply." -- Stephen Morris, drummer, Joy Division and New Order"

Joy Devotion: The Importance of Ian Curtis and fan culture explores the lasting legacy in the fan, post-punk and dot.com economy of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, and what such dedication says about the larger issues facing us in a modern world. Essays on Curtis, exploring ideas of memory, death, technology, fandom and secular religion are complemented by photos taken at the Ian Curtis Memorial Stone. In this book, fans and artists contribute their personal insights, granting intimate access to the very people who Curtis continues to influence and inspire long past his untimely death in 1980. Foreword by Kevin Cummins. Preface by Stephen Morris.