Faith and the Zombie : Critical Essays on the End of the World and Beyond
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| Title: | Faith and the Zombie : Critical Essays on the End of the World and Beyond |
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| Description: | Themes of faith and religion have been threaded through popular representations of the zombie so often that they now seem inextricably linked. Whether as mindless servants to a Vodou Bokor or as evidence of the impending apocalypse, the ravenous undead have long captured something of society's relationships with spirituality, religion and belief. By the start of the 21st century, religious beliefs are as varied as the many manifestations of the zombie itself, and both themes intersect with various ideological, environmental and even post-human concerns. This book surveys the various modern religious associations in zombie media. Some characters believe that the undead are part of God's plan, others theorize that the environment might be saving itself or that zombies might be predicting life and hybridity beyond human existence. Timely and important, this work is a meditation on how faith might not just be a forerunner to the apocalypse, but the catalyst to new kinds of life beyond it. |
| Authors: | Simon Bacon |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Religion on television, Horror films--History and criticism, Horror television programs--History and criticism, Zombies on television, Zombie films--History and criticism, Religion in motion pictures, Apocalyptic films--History and criticism |
| Categories: | PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Horror, RELIGION / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
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