{"product_id":"dreams-vampires-and-ghosts-9781350402485","title":"Dreams Vampires and Ghosts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from social theory and the anthropology of religion, this book explores popular media's fascination with dreams, vampires, demons, ghosts and spirits.  \u003ci\u003eDreams, Vampires and Ghosts \u003c\/i\u003edoes so in the light of contemporary animist studies of societies in which other-than-human persons are not merely a source of entertainment, but a lived social reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilms and television programs explored include \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTruly Madly Deeply\u003c\/i\u003e and the films of Hitchcock.  Louise Child draws attention to how they both depict and challenge ideas and practices rooted in psychology, while quality television has also facilitated a wave of programming that can explore the interaction of characters in complex social worlds over time. In addition to drawing on theories of film from Freudian psychology and feminist theory, \u003ci\u003eDreams, Vampires and Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e uses approaches derived from a combination of Jungian fil\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187308454231,"sku":"9781350402485","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dreams-vampires-and-ghosts-9781350402485","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}