The lure of the dark side: Satan and Western demonology in popular culture

Part I: Music -- Satanism and popular music / Asbjorn Dyrendal -- Between hymn and horror film : how do we listen to the cradle of filth? / Peter Mercer-Taylor -- When demons come calling : dealing with the devil and paradigms of life in African American music / Anthony Pinn -- Dark theology : dissi...

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Contributors: Partridge, Christopher 1961- (Editor) ; Christianson, Eric (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London [u.a.] Equinox 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:The Lure of the Dark Side: Satan and Western Demonology in Popular Culture (2013) (Mathews, Chris)
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Devil / Demonology / Pop culture
Further subjects:B Demonology
B Collection of essays
B Popular Culture
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Summary:Part I: Music -- Satanism and popular music / Asbjorn Dyrendal -- Between hymn and horror film : how do we listen to the cradle of filth? / Peter Mercer-Taylor -- When demons come calling : dealing with the devil and paradigms of life in African American music / Anthony Pinn -- Dark theology : dissident commerce, gothic capitalism, and the spirit of rock 'n' roll / Charlie Blake -- Part II: Film -- Speak of the devil : the portrayal of satan in the Christ film / William R. Telford -- Celluloid vampires, technology, and the decline of religion / Titus Hjelm -- A man of wealth and taste : the strange career of Hannibal Lecter / Brian Baker -- Demons of the new polytheism / George Aichele -- Scriptural dimensions of evil : biblical text as timepiece, talisman, and tatoo / Larry Kreitzer -- Part III: Literature -- James Hogg and the demons of Scottish Presbyterianism / Crawford Gribben -- Voldemort, death eaters, dementors, and the dark arts : a contemporary theology of spiritual perversion in the Harry Potter stories / Colin Duriez
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1845533097