Realizing the witch: science, cinema, and the mastery of the invisible

"Benjamin Christensen's Häxan (The Witch, 1922) stands as a singular film within the history of cinema. Deftly weaving contemporary scientific analysis and powerfully staged historical scenes of satanic initiation, confession under torture, possession, and persecution, Häxan creatively ble...

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Autor principal: Baxstrom, Richard (Autor)
Otros Autores: Meyers, Todd (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: New York Fordham University Press 2016
En:Año: 2016
Colección / Revista:Forms of living
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Christensen, Benjamin 1879-1959 / Häxan
Otras palabras clave:B Witchcraft
B Witches (Europe)
B Social Sciences
B Christensen, Benjamin (1879-1959)
B Europe
B Witches
B History
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Anthropology ; Cultural
B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Folklore & Mythology
B Sorcellerie - Europe - Histoire
B Häxan (Motion picture)
B Witches Europe
B Electronic books
B Christensen, Benjamin
B Witchcraft Europe History
B Witchcraft (Europe) History
B Sorcières - Europe
B Parapsychology & Occult Sciences
B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
B Christensen, Benjamin - 1879-1959
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780823268245

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