Fantasy and the Buffered Self


If we live in a disenchanted age — an era of science, technology, and secular reason — why are stories about supernatural forces, magical beings, and godlike powers so popular? Alan Jacobs explains what fantasy lets us safely see.

Source: www.thenewatlantis.com

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