{"product_id":"giving-the-devil-his-due-satan-and-cinema-paperback","title":"Giving the Devil His Due: Satan and Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Andrew Weinstock\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRegina M. Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSimon Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, 2021 Bram Stoker Awards (\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperior Achievement in Non-Fiction)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of essays to address Satan's ubiquitous and popular appearances in film\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLucifer and cinema have been intertwined since the origins of the medium. As humankind's greatest antagonist and the incarnation of pure evil, the cinematic devil embodies our own culturally specific anxieties and desires, reflecting moviegoers' collective conceptions of good and evil, right and wrong, sin and salvation. \u003ci\u003eGiving the Devil His Due\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book of its kind to examine the history and significance of Satan onscreen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection explores how the devil is not just one monster among many, nor is he the \"prince of darkness\" merely because he has repeatedly flickered across cinema screens in darkened rooms since the origins of the medium. Satan is instead a force active in our lives. Films featuring the devil, therefore, are not just flights of fancy but narratives, sometimes reinforcing, sometimes calling into question, a familiar belief system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the inception of motion pictures in the 1890s and continuing into the twenty-first century, these essays examine what cinematic representations tell us about the art of filmmaking, the desires of the film-going public, what the cultural moments of the films reflect, and the reciprocal influence they exert. Loosely organized chronologically by film, though some chapters address more than one film, this collection studies such classic movies as \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Omen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngel Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Temptation of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the appearance of the Devil in Disney animation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuiding the contributions to this volume is the overarching idea that cinematic representations of Satan reflect not only the hypnotic powers of cinema to explore and depict the fantastic but also shifting social anxieties and desires that concern human morality and our place in the universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Bacon, Katherine A. Fowkes, Regina Hansen, David Hauka, Russ Hunter, Barry C. Knowlton, Eloise R. Knowlton, Murray Leeder, Catherine O'Brien, R. Barton Palmer, Carl H. Sederholm, David Sterritt, J. P. Telotte, Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Andrew Weinstock (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Andrew Weinstock \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of English at Central Michigan University and an associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Fantastic in the Arts\u003c\/i\u003e. He has authored or edited twenty-four books, the most recent of which are \u003ci\u003eThe Monster Theory Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eCritical Approaches to Welcome to Night Vale: Podcasting Between Weather and the Void\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to American Gothic\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Lovecraft\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). Visit him at JeffreyAndrewWeinstock.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRegina M. Hansen (Edited By) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRegina M. Hansen \u003c\/b\u003eteaches at Boston University. She publishes and presents on horror, religion in film, neo-Victorianism, and the fantastic. Her works include the edited volumes \u003ci\u003eSupernatural, Humanity and the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e (with Susan George; 2014) and \u003ci\u003eRoman Catholicism in Fantastic Film\u003c\/i\u003e, and a special Stephen King issue of \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e (with Simon Brown; 2017), along with the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Coming Storm\u003c\/i\u003e (Atheneum 2021). Her writing on film, folklore, and the supernatural has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal Review\u003c\/i\u003e and the children's magazine \u003ci\u003eDig Into History\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48360533164202,"sku":"9780823297900","price":41.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/amdBMUw5bHFLNXhkU2hBNFpnOW5Ldz09.webp?v=1780138572","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/de\/products\/giving-the-devil-his-due-satan-and-cinema-paperback","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}