Sacred Terror Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen |
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| Author:
| Cowan, Douglas E. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4813-0490-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Baylor University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionIt 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.