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Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah, by Rachel Wagner. New York: NYU Press, 2023. 320 pages. $35.00. ISBN 978-1479831623

Sep 2026 · Journal of Hate Studies · Vol 19 · 0 citations

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Scot Loyd, a heritage studies scholar, reviews Rachel Wagner’s Cowboy Apocalypse: Religion and the Myth of the Vigilante Messiah. An Interdisciplinary study drawing from religious studies, media theory, and cultural analysis, Cowboy Apocalypse examines how American video games, film, television, and other forms of popular culture engage redemptive violence, particularly at the hands of lone heroes.

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