Brandon R. Grafius: Theology and Horror

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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.

Über den Autor

Edited by Brandon R. Grafius and John W. Morehead - Contributions by Mark Richard Adams; Alyssa J. Beall; Amy Beddows; Wickham Clayton; Douglas E. Cowan; Brandon R. Grafius; Michael A. Hammett; Jack Hunter; Jessi Knippel; John W. Morehead; Karr? Shimabuku

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 Wolf?: Two Models of Christian Theological Engagement with Lycanthropy Michael A. Hammett

Chapter 9 Endings that Never Happen: Otherness, Indecent Theology, Apocalypse, & Zombies Jessi Knippel

Section Four: Readings in Theology and the Horror Film

Chapter 10 "Do I Look Like Someone Who Cares What God Thinks?": Narrative Ambiguity, Religion, and the Afterlife in the Hellraiser Franchise Mark Richard Adams

Chapter 11 Ferocious Marys and Dark Alessas: The Portrayal of Religious Matriarchies in Silent Hill Amy Beddows

Chapter 12 "They Say with Jason Death Comes First/ He'll Make Hell a Place on Earth": The Functions of Hell in New Line's Jason Sequels Wickham Clayton

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