Sacred Terror

Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Douglas E. Cowan

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Sacred Terror examines the religious elements lurking in horror films. It answers a simple but profound question: When there are so many other scary things around, why is religion so often used to tell a scary story? In this lucid, provocative book, Douglas Cowan argues that horror films are opportune vehicles for externalizing the fears that lie inside our religious selves: of evil; of the flesh; of sacred places; of a change in the sacred order; of the supernatural gone out of control; of death, dying badly, or not remaining dead; of fanaticism; and of the power - and the powerlessness - of religion.

Produktinformation

  • Utgivningsdatum2016-04-01
  • Mått152 x 228 x 18 mm
  • Vikt481 g
  • FormatHäftad
  • SpråkEngelska
  • Antal sidor325
  • FörlagBaylor University Press
  • ISBN9781481304900