Cinema of the Occult: New Age, Satanism, Wicca, and Spiritualism in Film
by:
Carrol L. Fry (author)
This book explores the adaptations by filmmakers of existing occult religions as framing devices for their work. It also discusses the cultural implications of these films, both as flash points in the national discourse on religion and as springboards for social criticism.
This book explores the adaptations by filmmakers of existing occult religions as framing devices for their work. It also discusses the cultural implications of these films, both as flash points in the national discourse on religion and as springboards for social criticism.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780934223959 (0934223955)
Publish date: December 31st 2008
Publisher: Lehigh University Press
Pages no: 301
Edition language: English