Gothicka: Vampire Heroes, Human Gods, and the New Supernatural

The Gothic has taken a revolutionary turn in this century. Today's Gothic has fashioned its monsters and devils into heroes and angels and is actively reviving supernaturalism in popular culture. Nelson argues that this mainstreaming of a spiritually driven supernaturalism is a harbinger of wha...

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1. Verfasser: Nelson, Victoria 1945- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass Harvard University Press 2013
Ausgabe:First Harvard University Press paperback edition
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Zusammenfassung:The Gothic has taken a revolutionary turn in this century. Today's Gothic has fashioned its monsters and devils into heroes and angels and is actively reviving supernaturalism in popular culture. Nelson argues that this mainstreaming of a spiritually driven supernaturalism is a harbinger of what a post-Christian religion in America might look like.
Beschreibung:White dog, the prequel : between imagination and belief -- Faux Catholic : a Gothick subgenre from Monk Lewis to Dan Brown -- Gothick God : the worshipful world of Horror Fandom -- Decommissioning Satan : in favor of his man-god whelps -- Gothick romance : the danse macabre of women -- The bright God beckons : the new vampire romance -- Postapocalyptic Gothick : that means zombies (and the occasional zampire) -- The Gothick theater of Halloween : performing allegory -- The ten rules of Sitges : global Gothic horror -- Cathedral head : the Gothick cosmos of Guillermo del Toro -- The new Christian Gotchik : The shack and other cathedrals -- Epilogue: questions without answers
Beschreibung:xiii, 333 Seiten Illustrationen Breite 156 mm, Hoehe 235 mm
ISBN:9780674725928
9780674050143

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