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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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Waco, Tex.
Baylor University Press
c2008
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In: | Year: 2008 |
Reviews: | Review: Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen, by Douglas E. Cowan (2010) (Lambert, Mark)
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Horror films
/ Religion
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Further subjects: | B
Religion in motion pictures
B Horror films History and criticism |
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Summary: | 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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Item 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 |