Paffenroth, K: Gospel of the Living Dead

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4813-0697-3
Verlag: Baylor University Press

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Winner of the 2006 Bram Stoker Award, Gospel of the Living Dead connects American social and religious views with the classic American movie genre of the zombie horror film. For nearly forty years, the films of George A. Romero have presented viewers with hellish visions of our world overrun by flesh-eating ghouls. This study proves that Romero's films, like apocalyptic literature or Dante's Commedia, go beyond the surface experience of repulsion to probe deeper questions of human nature and purpose, often giving a chilling and darkly humorous critique of modern, secular America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgattungen, Filmgenre
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliches Leben & Praxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- The Themes of the Current Zombie Movie Genre
- 1. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Romero's First Look at Hell, Sin, and Human Nature
- 2. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Consumerism, Materialism, and the Fourth Circle of Hell
- 3. Day of the Dead (1985)
- Violence, Perverted Reason, and the Lower Circles of Hell
- 4. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
- Limbo and the Partial Victory of Reason and Virtue
- 5. Land of the Dead (2005)
- The Deepest Abyss of Hell and the Final Hope
- Conclusion
- The Meaning and Future of Zombie Movies
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kim Paffenroth (Ph.D. Notre Dame) is Professor of Religious Studies at Iona College.