Sacred terror: religion and horror on the silver screen
Tickets, please : an introduction to sacred terror -- Lying at the heart of horror : religion and horror on the silver screen -- Angels to some, demons to others : fear of change in the sacred order -- No sanctuary : ambivalence and the fear of sacred places -- Stalking life : the fear of death and...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
Waco, Tex.
Baylor University Press
c2008
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| Dans: | Année: 2008 |
| Recensions: | Review: Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen, by Douglas E. Cowan (2010) (Lambert, Mark)
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Horror films
/ Religion
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religion in motion pictures
B Horror films History and criticism |
| Accès en ligne: |
Table des matières Quatrième de couverture |
| Résumé: | Tickets, please : an introduction to sacred terror -- Lying at the heart of horror : religion and horror on the silver screen -- Angels to some, demons to others : fear of change in the sacred order -- No sanctuary : ambivalence and the fear of sacred places -- Stalking life : the fear of death and of dying badly -- Mainstreaming Satan : fear of supernatural evil internalized and externalized -- The unholy human : fear of fanaticism and fear of the flesh -- Curtain and house lights : the persistence of possibility in the world outside the frame |
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| Description: | Tickets, please : an introduction to sacred terror -- Lying at the heart of horror : religion and horror on the silver screen -- Angels to some, demons to others : fear of change in the sacred order -- No sanctuary : ambivalence and the fear of sacred places -- Stalking life : the fear of death and of dying badly -- Mainstreaming Satan : fear of supernatural evil internalized and externalized -- The unholy human : fear of fanaticism and fear of the flesh -- Curtain and house lights : the persistence of possibility in the world outside the frame. - Filmography: p.265-275. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-308) and index. - Formerly CIP |
| ISBN: | 1602580189 |