Nightmares with the Bible

The Good Book and Cinematic Demons

AvSteve A. Wiggins

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del i serien Horror and Scripture

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Beskrivning

Demons! Nightmares with the Bible views demons through two lenses: that of western religion and that of cinema. Sketching out the long fear of demons in western history, including the Bible, Steve A. Wiggins moves on to analyze how popular movies inform our beliefs about demonic forces. Beginning with the idea of possession, he explores the portrayal of demons from ancient Mesopotamia and the biblical world (including in select extra-biblical texts), and then examines the portrayal of demons in popular horror franchises The Conjuring, The Amityville Horror, and Paranormal Activity. In the final chapter, Wiggins looks at movies that followed The Exorcist and offers new perspectives for viewing possession and exorcism. Written in non-technical language, this book is intended for anyone interested in how demons are perceived and how popular culture informs those perceptions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-11-16
Mått:161 x 229 x 24 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Horror and Scripture
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781978703186

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Konstböcker inom Kultur
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Steve A. Wiggins (PhD., University of Edinburgh) is the author of Holy Horror: The Bible and Fear in Movies. He is an independent scholar.

Recensioner i media

Steve A. Wiggins brings together the careful attention of a trained biblical scholar with the delight of an unabashed fan to take his readers on journey through some of the darkest spaces in their religious worlds. A pleasure to read, and another fine example illustrating how horror cinema not only helps us explore those religious worlds, but reminds us how closely our faith and our fears are related.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Introducing DemonsChapter 2 PossessionChapter 3 Demonic BeginningsChapter 4 Developing DemonsChapter 5 New Testament Demons, the Devil, and HellChapter 6 Setting the Stage: The Long Middle AgesChapter 7 Demons: No Laughing MatterChapter 8 The Conjuring UniverseChapter 9 Amityville HorrorsChapter 10 Paranormal ActivitiesChapter 11 The Exorcist FranchiseChapter 12 Aftermath