{"product_id":"sacred-terror-religion-and-horror-on-the-silver-screen-paperback","title":"Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas E. Cowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eSacred Terror\u003c\/i\u003e examines the religious elements lurking in horror films. It answers a simple but profound question: When there are so many other scary things around, why is religion so often used to tell a scary story? In this lucid, provocative book, Douglas Cowan argues that horror films are opportune vehicles for externalizing the fears that lie inside our religious selves: of evil; of the flesh; of sacred places; of a change in the sacred order; of the supernatural gone out of control; of death, dying badly, or not remaining dead; of fanaticism; and of the power--and the powerlessness--of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas E. Cowan is Professor of Religious Studies and Social Development Studies at Renison University College. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e (Baylor University Press, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 325\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42717217554495,"sku":"9781481304900","price":75.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7d217e7e5803cfd46b80585e8ada30e4.webp?v=1765077710","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sacred-terror-religion-and-horror-on-the-silver-screen-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}