Holy terror
Subtitle: understanding religion and violence in popular culture
By: edited by Eric Christianson and Christopher Partridge.
Contributors: Christianson, Eric S.; Partridge, Christopher H. 1961-
Publisher: Equinox Pub. Ltd.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781845533595; 9781845533601
Subjects: Popular culture -- Religious aspects; Violence in mass media; Violence -- Religious aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Eric Christianson and Christopher Partridge; title: In the discourse of terrorism; title: The end of news about terrorism / Jolyon Mitchell; title: Judith : superwoman or terrorist : understanding terrorism through Judith in cinema / Emma England; title: Bloody scenes of revenge : the book of Esther in carnival and film / Jo Carruthers; title: Cease to exist : Manson family violence / Gerry Carlin and Mark Jones; title: Saving the world from destruction : the use and abuse of Apocalyptic texts in contemporary cinema / John Walliss; title: A case study : the violence of the passion of the Christ; title: Historicised suffering : authenticity and artistry in the passion of the Christ / Steve Allen; title: Controlling passions : the regulation, censorship, and classification of the passion of the Christ within the British context / Shaun Kimber; title: The passion as media spectacle / Oluyinka Esan; title: Protest as reaction, reaction as text : the (con)textual logics of the Last Temptation of Christ and the Passion of the Christ in sport / Leighton Grist; title: The religious significance of violence in football / Rina Arya; title: Cultivated outrage : world wrestling entertainment and the religious excess of violence / Hugh Pyper.