Lara Croft as a spiritual seeker : religious and spiritual motifs in the Tomb Raider transmedia universe

Albanese, Catherine. “The Subtle Energies of Spirit: Exploration in Metaphysical and New Age Spirituality.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 67, no. 2 (1999): 305-325.

Albanese, Catherine. A Republic of Mind and Spirit: A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion. Yale University Press, 2007.

Anderson, David S. “Crafting a Mysterious Ancient World: The Effects of Theosophy and Esotericism on Public Perceptions of Archaeology.” Nova Religio 22, no. 4 (2019): 13-26.

Asprem, Egil, and Asbjorn Dyrendal. “Conspirituality Reconsidered: How Surprising and How New is the Confluence of Spirituality and Conspiracy Theory?” Journal of Contemporary Religion 30, no. 3 (2015): 367-382, https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2015.1081339.

Barkun, Michael. A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America. University of California Press, 2003.

Cohen, Eric. “A Phenomenology of Tourists Experiences.” Sociology 13, no. 2 (1979): 179-201.

De Bont, Jan, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Mutual Film Company, BBC Films, Tele München Gruppe, Toho-Towa, Lawrence Gordon Productions, and Eidos Interactive2003, 117 min.

Feder, Kenneth J. “Irrationality and Popular Archaeology.” American Antiquity 49, no. 3 (1984): 525-541.

Felder, Kathrin. “Analysing images of archaeology in entertainment media as a means to understanding and meeting public expectations.” In Beyond the Artifact, Digital Interpretation of the Past, edited by Franco Niccolucci and Sorin Hermon. Archaeolingua, 2010.

Gadamer, Hans Georg. Truth and Method. Continuum, 2004.

Gilhus, Ingvild Saelid. “Hermeneutics.” In The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion, edited by Michael Stausberg and Steven Engler. Routledge, 2014.

Hanegraaff, Wouter J. New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought. Brill, 1996.

Heelas, Paul. Spiritualities of Life: New Age Romanticism and Consumptive Capitalism. Willey-Blackwell, 2009.

Holtorf, Cornelius. Archaeology is a Brand! The Meaning of Archaeology in Contemporary Popular Culture. Archaeopress, 2007.

Horie, Norichika. “Narrow New Age and Broad Spirituality.” In New Age Spirituality: Rethinking Religion, edited by Steven Sutcliffe and Ingvild Saelid Gilhus. Routledge, 2014.

Huss, Boaz. “Sacred is the Profane, Spirituality is not Religion: The Decline of the Religion/Secular Divide and the Emergence of the Critical Discourse on Religion.” Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 27 (2015): 97-103. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700682-12341333.

Jansz, Jeroen, and Raynel G. Martis. “The Lara Phenomenon: Powerful Female Characters in Video Games.” Sex Roles 56, no. 3 (2007): 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-006-9158-0.

Kapusta, Jan, and Zuzana M. Kostićová. “From the Trees to the Wood: Alternative Spirituality as an Emergent ‘Official Religion’?” Journal of Religion in Europe 13, no. 3-4 (2020): 187-213. https://doi.org/10.1163/18748929-20211525.

Kennedy, Helen W. “Lara Croft: Feminist Icon or Cyberbimbo? On the Limits of Textual Analysis”. Game Studies 2 (2002). www.gamestudies.org/0202/kennedy.

Kostićová, Zuzana Marie, “Singularita versus Atlantida: Nástin současných mileniálních techno-utopických a techno-dystopických proudů”, In Apokalypsa nebo transformace? Mileniální koncepce v minulosti i současnosti, edited by Zdeněk Vojtíšek. Dingir, 2014.

Kostićová, Zuzana Marie. “Lara Croft jako fenomén okultury”. Salve no. 3 (2024): 15-26.

Kostićová, Zuzana Marie. “Religion, Spirituality, Worldviews, and Discourses: Revisiting the term ‘Spirituality’ as Opposed to ‘Religion’”. Central European Journal for Contemporary Religion 2 (2018): 81-97. https://doi.org/10.14712/25704893.2018.5.

Kostićová, Zuzana Marie. 2012: Mayský kalendář, transformace vědomí, dva světy a rovnováha. Malvern, 2011.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Square Enix Europe, 2010.

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Square Enix Europe, 2014.

Lewis, James R., and J. Gordon Melton. “’Introduction’”. In Perspectives on the New Age, edited by James R. Lewis and J. Gordon Melton. State University of New York Press, 1992.

Partridge, Christopher. The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture, and Occulture. Vol.I. T&T Clark International, 2004.

Partridge, Christopher. The Re-Enchantment of the West: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture, and Occulture. Vol.II. T&T Clark International, 2004.

Possamai, Adam. Religion and Popular Culture: A Hyper-Real Testament, P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2012.

Relic Run, Square Enix Europe, 2015.

Rise of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Studios and Square Enix 2015

Robertson, David G., Egil Asprem and Asbjorn Dyrendal. “Introducing the Field: Conspiracy Theory in, about, and as Religion”. In Handbook of Conspiracy Theory and Contemporary Religion, edited by Asbjorn Dyrendal, David G. Robertson and Egil Asprem. Brill, 2018.

Schleiner Anne-Marie. “Does Lara Croft wear fake polygons?” Leonardo 34, no. 3 (2001): 221-226. https://doi.org/10.1162/002409401750286976.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Square Enix Europe 2018.

Stella’s Tomb Raider Site, “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Overview and Walkthrough” [full walkthrough portal online], retrieved January 2015. http://tombraiders.net/stella/guardian.html.

Stella’s Tomb Raider Site, “Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris” [full walkthrough portal online], retrieved January 2015. http://tombraiders.net/stella/temple.html.

Stella’s Tomb Raider Site, “Tomb Raider (1996) Overview and Walkthrough” [full walkthrough portal online], retrieved January 2015. http://tombraiders.net/stella/tomb1.html.

Stella’s Tomb Raider Site, “Tomb Raider 2 Overview and Walkthrough” [full walkthrough portal online], retrieved January 2015. http://tombraiders.net/stella/tomb2.html.

Stella’s Tomb Raider Site, “Tomb Raider 3 Overview and Walkthrough” [full walkthrough portal online], retrieved January 2015. http://tombraiders.net/stella/tomb3.html.

Stella’s Tomb Raider Site, “Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Overview and Walkthrough” [full walkthrough portal online], retrieved January 2015. http://tombraiders.net/stella/tomb4.html.

Stuckrad, Kocku von. “Reflections on the Limits of Reflection: An Invitation to the Discursive Study of Religion.“ Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 22 (2010): 156-169. https://doi.org/10.1163/157006810X512347.

Stuckrad, Kocku von. Scientification of Religion: An Historical Study of Discursive Change, 1800-2000. De Gruyter, 2014.

Sutcliffe, Steven, and Marion Bowman. “Introduction“. In Beyond New Age: Exploring Alternative Spirituality, edited by Steven Sutcliffe and Marion Bowman. Edinburgh University Press, 2000.

Sutcliffe, Steven. “‘Wandering Stars‘: Seekers and Gurus in the Modern World“. In Beyond New Age: Exploring Alternative Spirituality, edited by Steven Sutcliffe and Marion Bowman. Edinburgh University Press, 2000.

Tomb Raider II, Eidos Interactive, 1997.

Tomb Raider III, Eidos Interactive, 1998.

Tomb Raider Reloaded, CDE Entertainment, 2023.

Tomb Raider Wiki, “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light,” retrieved January 2015. http://www.tomb-raider.wikia.com/wiki/Lara_Croft_and_the_Guardian_of_Light.

Tomb Raider Wiki, “Tomb Raider II, ”retrieved January 2015. http://www.tomb-raider.wikia.com/wiki/Tomb_Raider_II.

Tomb Raider Wiki, “Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft,” retrieved January 2015. http://www.tomb-raider.wikia.com/wiki/Tomb_Raider_III.

Tomb Raider Wiki, “Tomb Raider: Last Revelation,” retrieved January 2015. http://www.tomb-raider.wikia.com/wiki/Tomb_Raider:_The_Last_Revelation.

Tomb Raider, Eidos Interactive, 1996.

Tomb Raider, Square Enix Europe, 2013.

Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, Eidos Interactive 2003.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary, Eidos Interactive 2007.

Tomb Raider: Archivy, vol. 1. Comics Centrum 2017.

Tomb Raider: Archivy, vol. 2. Comics Centrum 2017.

Tomb Raider: Archivy, vol. 3. Comics Centrum 2018.

Tomb Raider: Archivy, vol. 4. Comics Centrum 2018.

Tomb Raider: Chronicles, Eidos Interactive 2000.

Tomb Raider: Legend, Eidos Interactive 2006.

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Eidos Interactive 1999.

Tomb Raider: Underworld, Eidos Interactive 2008.

Utaaker, Oscar-Torjus. “The Theosophical Society in Religious Studies: A Research Survey.” Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review 8, no. 1 (2017): 77-93. https://doi.org/10.5840/asrr201742532.

Uthaug, Roar, Tomb Raider, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, GK Films and Square Enix 2018, 117 min.

Wagner, Rachel. Godwired: Religion, Ritual and Virtual Reality. Routledge, 2012.

West, Simon, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Paramount Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Eidos Interactive, Tele München Group, BBC Films, Marubeni, and Toho-Towa 2001, 100 min.

Yogerst, Chris. “Faith under the Fedora: Indiana Jones and the Heroic Journey towards god”. Journal of Religion & Film 18, no. 2 (2014): 1-33. https://doi.org/10.32873/uno.dc.jrf.18.02.07.

YouTube, “Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light – All Cutscenes (Single Player) HD,” retrieved January 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eXDFse1NCw.

YouTube, “Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris – All Cutscenes,” retrieved January 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjyFmCV3oXM.

YouTube, “Tomb Raider 1 – All Cutscenes HD (1-12),” retrieved January 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHJuFhcRICE.

YouTube, “Tomb Raider Story All Cutscenes Movie,” retrieved January 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSkTAbbXKfc.