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Sacred Terror Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen Douglas Cowan Hardcover
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- Condition
- Subject
- Religion
- ISBN
- 9781602580183
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Genre
- Social Science, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Film / Genres / Horror, Media Studies, Film / History & Criticism, Sociology of Religion
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 24.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 325 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
Baylor University Press
ISBN-10
1602580189
ISBN-13
9781602580183
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65599227
Product Key Features
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Film / Genres / Horror, Media Studies, Film / History & Criticism, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Genre
Social Science, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
325 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
24.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.H6c69 2008
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College Graduate Student
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Cowan proves that the genre of horror film belongs firmly in the interest of religious studies. -S. Brent Plate, Associate Professor of Religion and the Visual Arts, Texas Christian University, and author of Religion and Film: Cinema and the Re-creation of the World, Readers should take up this darkly pleasurable book...A remarkably engaging colloquial work on the salience of religion for the neglected genre of horror films...Recommended. All readers, all levels., Sacred Terror will prove a compelling and necessary read for a motley audience....For those interested in religion and film, this is a must read as it investigates and legitimizes an oft-overlooked niche of the film world. Further, the revelation of cultural ambivalence towards and fear of religion necessitates dialogue and study in theological and sociological environments., Sacred Terror will prove a compelling and necessary read for a motley audience.... For those interested in religion and film, this is a must read as it investigates and legitimizes an oft-overlooked niche of the film world. Further, the revelation of cultural ambivalence towards and fear of religion necessitates dialogue and study in theological and sociological environments., Well written and expertly organized, this book will certainly be exciting to movie buffs, and, because of its central emphasis upon the cultural and religious angst inherent in horror movies, will appeal to the intelligent thinker. American Studies scholars may find it a welcome exploration into a topic little explored in American scholarship., Sacred Terror will prove a compelling and necessary read for a motley audience....For those interested in religion and film, this is a must read as it investigates and legitimizes an oft-overlooked niche of the film world. Further, the revelation of cultural ambivalence towards and fear of religion necessitates dialogue and study in theological and sociological environments., Crisply organized and well written, Sacred Terror is an excellent introduction for general readers and especially undergraduates to the academic study of horror, the basic concerns of religion, and how religion informs film., Readers should take up this darkly pleasurable book... A remarkably engaging colloquial work on the salience of religion for the neglected genre of horror films... Recommended. All readers, all levels., Cowan's analysis of the horror film genre reveals that our primary concern is not secular or rational behavior, but a deep ambivalence toward religion., For those interested in religion and film, this is a must read as it investigates and legitimizes an oft-overlooked niche of the film world., For anyone interested in the intersection between religion and horror cinema, and an exploration of the fears that lie behind our quest for meaning, this is a superb book to have on hand., Cowan proves that the genre of horror film belongs firmly in the interest of religious studies.-S. Brent Plate, Associate Professor of Religion and the Visual Arts, Texas Christian University, and author of Religion and Film: Cinema and the Re-creation of the World
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Sacred Terror : Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen
Table of Content
Preface 1. Tickets, Please An Introduction to Sacred Terror 2. Lying at the Heart of Horror Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen 3. Angels to Some, Demons to Others Fear of Change in the Sacred Order 4. No Sanctuary Ambivalence and the Fear of Sacred Places 5. Stalking Life The Fear of Death and of Dying Badly 6. Mainstreaming Satan Fear of Supernatural Evil Internalized and Externalized 7. The Unholy Human Fear of Fanaticism and Fear of the Flesh 8. Curtain and House Lights Possibility Persists in the World Outside the Frame Filmography Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lccn
2008-010614
Dewey Decimal
791.43/6164
Dewey Edition
22
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