{"product_id":"roman-catholicism-in-fantastic-film-9780786464746","title":"Roman Catholicism in Fantastic Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The intersection of religious practice and theatricality has long been a subject of interest to scholars. This collection of twenty-two critical essays addresses the relationship between Roman Catholicism and films of the fantastic, which includes the genres of fantasy, horror, science fiction and the supernatural. The collection covers a range of North American and European films from \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e and other vampire movies to \u003ci\u003eMiracle at Fatima, The Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, Danny Boyle''s \u003ci\u003eMillions, The Others\u003c\/i\u003e, Maurice Pialat''s \u003ci\u003eSous le Soleil de Satan\u003c\/i\u003e, the movies of Terry Gilliam and George Romero''s zombie series. Collectively, these essays reveal the durability and thematic versality of what the authors term the Catholic fantastic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection One: Marvelous Catholicism\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Saints Go Marching In: Saints, Money andthe Global Marketplace in Danny Boyle’s Millions (John Regan) 17\u003cbr\u003eBlasphemy in the Name of Fantasy: The Films of Terry Gilliam in a Catholic Context (Christopher McKittrick) 29\u003cbr\u003eSacramentality Between Catholicism and the New Age inThe Lord of the Rings (Em McAvan) 41\u003cbr\u003eThe Devil Made Me Do It: Catholicism, Verisimilitude and the Reception of Horror Films (Rick Pieto) 52\u003cbr\u003eThe Power of Christ Compels You: Moral Spectacle and The Exorcist Universe (Alexandra Heller-Nicholas) 65\u003cbr\u003eOur Lady of Fatima and Marian Myth in Portuguese Cinema (Paulo Cunha and Daniel Ribas) 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Two: Uncanny Catholicism\u003cbr\u003eMusic That Sucks and Bloody Liturgy: Catholicism in Vampire Movies (Isabella van Elferen) 97\u003cbr\u003eThe Blood Is the Life: Roman Catholic Imagery in Vampire Films of the 1930s (Ann Kordas) 114\u003cbr\u003eHouse of Horrors: Brideshead Revisited at the Movies (Kathleen E. Urda) 126\u003cbr\u003eDrying Blood: De-sexualization and Style in Paul Schrader’s Cat People (Marco Grosoli) 140\u003cbr\u003eSomething in the Dark: Race, Faith, Horror and the Other (Ralph Beliveau) 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSection Three: Ridiculous and Monstrous Catholicism\u003cbr\u003eReversing the Gospel of Jesus: How the Zombie Theme Satirizes the Resurrection of the Body and the Eucharist (Jana Toppe) 169\u003cbr\u003eKin Dza Dza! Christianity and Its Transformations Across Space (Margarita Georgieva) 183\u003cbr\u003eMurder Mystery Meets Sacred Mystery: The Catholic Sacramental in Hitchcock’s I Confess (Barry C. Knowlton and Eloise R. Knowlton) 196\u003cbr\u003eCatholic Moral Teaching as a Fantastic Element in Gone Baby Gone (Brett Gaul) 209\u003cbr\u003eThe Fantastic Roman Catholic Church in Italian Cinema (Victoria Surliuga) 219\u003cbr\u003eThe Satanic Saint in Maurice Pialat’s Sous le soleil de Satan (Christa Jones) 232\u003cbr\u003eDark Imperative: Kant, Sade and Catholicism in Jess Franco’s Exorcism (David Annandale) 244\u003cbr\u003eKiller Priests: The Last Taboo? (Shelley F. O’Brien) 256\u003cbr\u003eMad Drunken Exorcists: The Decline of the Hero Priest (Regina Hansen) 268\u003cbr\u003eOtherness in The Others: Haunting the Catholic Other, Humanizing the Self (Anabel Altemir Giral and Ismael Ib·Òez Rosales) 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors 287\u003cbr\u003eIndex 291","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51456007504215,"sku":"9780786464746","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786464746.jpg?v=1755033414","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/roman-catholicism-in-fantastic-film-9780786464746","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}