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By Kim Paffenroth,John W. Morehead

ISBN-10: 1498262600

ISBN-13: 9781498262606

ISBN-10: 1610978757

ISBN-13: 9781610978750

The academy and dad tradition alike realize the nice symbolic and instructing price of the undead, even if vampires, zombies, or different undead or living-dead creatures. This has been explored variously from evaluations of consumerism and racism, via explorations of gender and sexuality, to attention of the breakdown of the extended family. such a lot educational examinations of the undead were undertaken from the views of philosophy and political idea, yet one other very important road of exploration comes via theology. in the course of the vampire, the zombie, the Golem, and Cenobites, members tackle various theological matters when it comes to severe mirrored image at the divine and the sacred in pop culture via movie, tv, picture novels, and literature.

“Both theologians and lovers may still savour this assortment that explores the non secular implications of society’s fascination with the undead and different monsters, supplying priceless insights into human nature and theology. A striking contribution to popular culture studies.”
—Elizabeth L. Rambo
Associate Professor of English
Campbell University

“What can AMC's renowned tv sequence, The strolling lifeless, the legendary golem creature in Jewish folklore, and the demon ‘cenobites’ who rule hell in Clive Barker's fiction let us know approximately urgent theological concerns? This shrewdpermanent, insightful, and full of life choice of essays brings monsters into dialog with the resurrection of Jesus, and considers the eschatological implications of the go back of the useless . . . an outstanding source for college kids who comprehend those worlds all too good, in addition to a normal viewers starting to be a growing number of desirous about the spiritual dimensions of well known culture.”
—Gary Laderman,
Professor of yankee non secular background and Cultures
Emory University

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