Title:
Cinema of the occult : new age, satanism, Wicca, and spiritualism in film / Carrol L. Fry.
Author:
Fry, Carrol L. (Carrol Lee)
Publication Information:
Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press, ©2008.
Call Number:
PN1995.9 .O28 F79 2008
Abstract:
Provides useful information on the occult religions and applies this discussion to selected films. Readers will find excellent background on these paths as well as perceptive commentary of film adaptations of them and their relevance to understanding our culture.--Publisher's note.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008012894.html
ISBN:
9780934223959
9781611460483
Physical Description:
301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: "A sound magician is a mighty God": the occult in Western Civilization -- "It is the drawing ... ": the new age in film -- Sign, symbol, and primal fears in the satanic film -- Season of the witch -- "I see dead people": Spiritualism in film -- "This rough magic I here abjure."
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