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Beschreibung
Through an exploration of theology and horror, this book explores how questions of spirituality, divinity and religious structures are raised, complicated, and even sometimes answered (at least partially) by works of horror.
Through an exploration of theology and horror, this book explores how questions of spirituality, divinity and religious structures are raised, complicated, and even sometimes answered (at least partially) by works of horror.
Über den Autor

Brandon R. Grafius is associate professor of biblical studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary.
John W. Morehead is an independent scholar who specializes in new religious movements, religion and popular culture, and interreligious conflict.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Theology and Horror
Brandon R. Grafius and John W. Morehead

Section One: Horrifying Foundations
Chapter 1 Consider the Yattering: The Infernal Order and the Religious Imagination in Real Time Douglas E. Cowan
Chapter 2 The Theological Origins of Horror Steve A. Wiggins
Chapter 3 Mysterium Horrendum: Exploring Otto's Concept of the Numinous in Stoker, Machen, and Lovecraft Jack Hunter

Section Two: Christianizing the Monster
Chapter 4 Priests, Secrets, and Holy Water: All I Ever Learned About Catholicism I Learned from Horror Films Karr? Shimabukuro
Chapter 5 "We Have to Stop the Apocalypse!": Pre- Millennial (Mis)Representations of Revelation and Eschaton in Horror Cinema Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
Chapter 6 Gnostic Terror: Subverting the Narrative of Horror Alyssa J. Beall

Section Three: Paranormal World, Monstrous History
Chapter 7 A Longing for Reconciliation: The Ghost Story as Demand for Corporeal and Terrestrial Justice Joshua Wise
Chapter 8 Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wol

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781978708006
ISBN-10: 1978708009
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Grafius, Brandon R.
Morehead, John W.
Hersteller: Fortress Academic
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Brandon R. Grafius (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.02.2023
Gewicht: 0,415 kg
Artikel-ID: 126357240