"We Are Legion": Primal Dreams and Screams in the Satanic Screen

Satan figures prominently in the Christian tradition as the ultimate Other, the enemy of our species, and he has been a central villain first in literature and now in horror films. Why viewers enjoy films that scare them is a conundrum of long standing. An explanation might come from the work of a n...

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Main Author: Fry, Carol L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2015
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-31
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Christianity / Evil / Devil / Satanism / Film / Evolutionary biology
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Evolution Darwin Satan adaptation
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)