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

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Bibliographic Details
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"--

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Medieval Foundations
1. Upside-Down and Inside-Out: The Medieval Construction of Earthbound Evil
2. Satanic Cinema: His Legacy Is Legion
3. Wanton Flesh and Poisoned Breath: Crafting the Satanic Witch
4. Wicked Women: Female Flesh, the Satanic Witch and the Horror Film
Part II. Modern Permutations
5. The Transgressive Monster; From the Melancholic Jew to the Blood-Sucking Vampire
6. A Cursed Embodiment: Modernity, Medievalism and the Melancholic Werewolf
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Filmography
Index

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