Our old monsters : witches, werewolves and vampires from medieval theology to horror cinema /

Our old monsters : witches, werewolves and vampires from medieval theology to horror cinema /

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Author / Creator:	Gardenour Walter, Brenda S., 1971- author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2015]
Description:	vii, 241 pages ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Horror films -- History and criticism. Monsters in motion pictures. Monsters -- History. Horror films. Monsters. Monsters in motion pictures. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10339099

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ISBN:	9780786476800 078647680X 9781476619422
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography.
Summary:	"The witch, the vampire and the werewolf endure as popular characters in modern horror. These "old monsters" have their origins in the writings of Aristotle as studied in the universities of medieval Europe, where 13th-century Christian scholars reconciled works of natural philosophy and medicine with theological precepts"--

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Call Number:	PN1995.9.H6G38 2015 c.1
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