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• Title: Redemptive Fear: A Review of Sacred Terror and Further Analyses of Religious Horror Films (Essay)
• Author : Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
• Release Date : January 22, 2010
• Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 232 KB

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[1] Stewart Hoover was indeed right when he wrote "for some time the study of mass media has been on the margins of theological and religious studies, leaving it to scholars from other fields to ruminate on the relationships between theology and the forms of mass media." (1) This marginalization explains Robert Johnston's need for an "apologia" in his argument for the importance of studying religion and film in his first edition of Reel Spirituality. (2) Both Hoover and Johnston observe, however, that this paradigm is shifting and note an emerging interest in the relationship between religion and media by scholars in both religion and media studies. (3) Such scholars have begun to explore the interaction between religion and media, and specifically between religion and film. Despite this trend there has been a lag in works that explore the relationship between religion and the particular genre of horror. Indeed, Bryon Stone notes that none of the major books on religion and film discuss this topic in depth. (4) This marginalization cannot be explained by the unpopularity of the genre, or its insignificance; many of the recurring themes in horror films--Count Dracula, Satan (or "the beast"), demons, exorcism, or paranormal activities--are major icons in the media and form a part of daily conversation. Horror is rooted deeply in our culture and its influence is hard to deny. [2] Recognizing the dearth of literature exploring religion and horror, Cowan uses his book, Sacred Terror, to present an extended discussion of the research conducted to date on this relationship. Cowan argues, "to ignore them [the connection] is to deny the value and validity of this most basic of human experiences." (5) Cowan's arguments on the subject are convincing. His assertion that horror is where scholars should look into in order to explore the sociophobics of the audience is difficult to refute given the popularity of this genre. Similarly, the implications of horror on theological importance are equally important. I begin by discussing Sacred Terror--the most up to date and comprehensive work on the topic.

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