Title:
Realizing the witch : science, cinema, and the mastery of the invisible / Richard Baxstrom and Todd Meyers.
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9780823268269
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New York : Fordham University Press, [2021]
©2016
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1 online resource : illustrations.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
Introduction : what is Häxan? -- Part I. The realization of the witch. The witch in the human sciences and the mastery of nonsense ; Evidence, first movement : words and things ; Evidence, second movement : tableaux and faces ; The viral character of the witch ; Demonology -- Part II. A mobile force in the modern age. 1922 ; Sex, touch, and materiality ; Possession and ecstasy ; Hysterias -- Postscript : it is very hard to believe.
Summary:
Offers an analysis of the 1922 film "Haxan," discussing the importance of the film in classic horror genre, how it blends documentary and dramatic storytelling, and its treatment of religion, superstition, and anthropology.
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