Gli specchi velati: il vampiro e il rifiuto della caducità
The figure of the vampire can be considered as the negative counterpart of the human being, "something" which claims to be beyond life and death. Its wish for extinction seems to promise remission of any responsibility. Hereupon it continues to show horror of the cross; the life which Chri...
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Format: | Print Article |
Language: | Italian |
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Published: |
Città Nuova
2005
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In: |
Vivens homo
Year: 2005, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-267 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vampire
/ Myth
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IxTheo Classification: | AZ New religious movements |
Summary: | The figure of the vampire can be considered as the negative counterpart of the human being, "something" which claims to be beyond life and death. Its wish for extinction seems to promise remission of any responsibility. Hereupon it continues to show horror of the cross; the life which Christ promised and obtained do not absolves man from himself but, in full light, restores man to the complete truth of himself, along with the responsibility which all that involves. |
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ISSN: | 1123-5470 |
Contains: | In: Vivens homo
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