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Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen

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Availability:In StockContributor:Douglas E. CowanPublish date:2016-04-01Pages:325
Language:EnglishPublisher:Baylor University PressISBN-13:9781481304900ISBN-10:1481304909UPC:9781481304900Book Category:Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Film, Sociology of Religion, Media StudiesBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCTH2JG65Y

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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Baylor University PressISBN-13:9781481304900ISBN-10:1481304909UPC:9781481304900Book Category:Performing Arts, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Film, Sociology of Religion, Media StudiesBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.73 inchesWeight:1.0604Product ID:SCTH2JG65Y

Douglas E. Cowan is Professor of Religious Studies and Social Development Studies at Renison University College. His publications include Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television (Baylor University Press, 2010).


Publisher: Baylor University Press

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