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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Autores principales: Cowan, Douglas E. 1958- (Autor) ; Cowan, Douglas Edward (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Waco, Tex. Baylor University Press c2008
En:Año: 2008
Críticas:Review: Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen, by Douglas E. Cowan (2010) (Lambert, Mark)
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Horror films / Religion
Otras palabras clave:B Religion in motion pictures
B Horror films History and criticism
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Sumario: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
Notas: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