Our Old Monsters: Witches, Werewolves and Vampires from Medieval Theology to Horror Cinema
Author:   Brenda S. Gardenour Walter
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786476800


Pages:   252
Publication Date:   22 July 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
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Our Old Monsters: Witches, Werewolves and Vampires from Medieval Theology to Horror Cinema


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Author:   Brenda S. Gardenour Walter
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.345kg
ISBN:  

9780786476800


ISBN 10:   078647680
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   22 July 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface  1 Introduction  3 Part I: Medieval Foundations  15 1. Upside-Down and ­Inside-Out: The Medieval Construction of Earthbound Evil  16 2. Satanic Cinema: His Legacy Is Legion  42 3. Wanton Flesh and Poisoned Breath: Crafting the Satanic Witch  68 4. Wicked Women: Female Flesh, the Satanic Witch and the Horror Film  98 Part II: Modern Permutations  135 5. The Transgressive Monster: From the Melancholic Jew to the ­Blood-Sucking Vampire  136 6. A Cursed Embodiment: Modernity, Medievalism and the Melancholic Werewolf  166 Epilogue  195 Chapter Notes  197 Bibliography  223 Filmography  234 Index  237

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If you need a grounding on the subject and some of the films out there then this book will serve you well. - SFCrowsnest , February 2016


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Brenda S. Gardenour Walter is an associate professor of history at the Saint Louis College of Pharmacy with research interests in the role of Aristotelian discourse, learned medicine, scholastic theology and the continued influence of medieval otherness on the horror genre. She lives in Saint Louis, Missouri.

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