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Considered sinister by Western religious traditions and bizarre in mainstream America, supernatural beliefs and the rituals of occult traditions are often publicly disparaged. But they are paradoxically embraced and exposed by popular culture, in television shows such as Bewitched and in movies from The Wizard of Oz to The Craft, according to Emily D. Edwards. Metaphysical Media: The Occult Experience in Popular Culture is an in-depth discussion of the media s presentation of a wide spectrum of the occult that also serves as a comprehensive sourcebook of movies and television programs that deal with supernatural characters and themes. Metaphysical Media focuses on the blurred definitions of topics associated with the occult as they are presented in popular culture to show moving-image media as devices that help structure an understanding of the supernatural world. Edwards examines what media treatment of supernatural subjects and the very characteristics of the media themselves reveal about the persistence of the occult. She maintains that popular art has always had a close association with the paranormal or supernaturalsometimes in illustration of an ideology, sometimes in ridicule of it, and sometimes as invocation itself. Beginning with an overview of the role of the media in contemporary society and in its use of the occult, Metaphysical Media looks at the properties of media technology that extend human senses beyond biological boundaries. Edwards then discusses specific media treatment of topics related to the occult, including witchcraft, atavism, reincarnation, out-of-body experiences, and lycanthropy. She outlines the interplay of media and folklore regarding taboos about the handling of the dead and investigates media stories about creatures that cross the boundaries between human, beast, and god."

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Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
ISBN-10
0809326485
ISBN-13
9780809326488
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46598958

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Author
Emily D. Edwards
Publication Name
Metaphysical Media : the Occult Experience in Popular Culture
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
264 Pages

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Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
13 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.O28e38 2005
Copyright Date
2005
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Popular Culture, Film / History & Criticism, Occultism
Lccn
2005-005645
Dewey Decimal
791.43/67
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Social Science, Performing Arts

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