Cartomancy and Tarot in Film

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AvEmily E. Auger

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

In the first book-length study of Tarot cards on the silver screen, Emily E. Auger contextualizes cartomancy – the practice of fortune telling via playing cards – and dives deep into its invention and promulgation in film. After providing an introduction to divination and cartomancy, Auger offers detailed descriptions and analyses of the roles that cartomancy and Tarot cards play in films. The book features an abbreviated filmography – including nearly 200 films – detailing their relationships to cartomancy. As Tarot communities continue to grow worldwide, Cartomancy and Tarot in Film will be of interest to scholars of esoteric studies, film, folklore, playing cards, popular culture and religion, as well as diviners the world over.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-15
Mått:178 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt:848 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Intellect
ISBN:9781783203314

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Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Emily E. Auger is the author of Tarot and Other Meditation Decks and Tech-Noir Film, as well as the editor of Tarot in Culture. She has taught art history in Canadian and American universities for more than twenty years. Her latest book is Cartomancy and Tarot in Film.

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'This book and its companion are must-have reference works for specialized scholars, as well as for those aficionados who want to see as many tarot films as possible! Auger should be commended for producing this literary monument to an important but overlooked film genre. Her contributions benefit readers and scholars in both fields. '

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1Introduction Chapter 2A Brief History of Cards and Cartomancy, The Invention of Cards and Cartomancy, Cartomancy Prototypes in Narrative Chapter 3A Brief History of the Tarot Trumps, The Gaming Deck: From Paint to Print, Tarot and Cartomancy, The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Popularization and Commodification Chapter 4Cartomancers and Querents as Film Characters, Gender, Age, Marital Status, and Profession, Ethnicity, Eccentricity, and the Supernatural, The Mystic, Nomadism Chapter 5Cartomancy and Tarot in Film Narratives, The Cartomancy Reading, The Narrative Roles of Cartomancy and Tarot Scenes, Cartomancy and Tarot in Genres and Themes Chapter 6Tarot Trumps in Film Chapter 7Conclusion