The Witch and the Hysteric: The Monstrous Medieval in Benjamin Christensen's Häxan

Benjamin Christensen's 1922 Swedish/Danish film Häxan (known under its English title as Witchcraft Through the Ages) has entranced, entertained, shocked, and puzzled audiences for nearly a century. The film mixes documentary with fantasy, history with theatrics, religion and science, the medie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores:	Doty, Alexander, author (author), Ingham, Patricia Clare, 1958- author
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	Brooklyn, NY punctum books 2014 Baltimore, Maryland : 2020
Materias:	Christensen, Benjamin, > 1879-1959 > Criticism and interpretation. Häxan (Motion picture) Civilization, Medieval > Psychological aspects. Hysteria in motion pictures. Motion pictures > Denmark. Witchcraft > Europe > History. Witches in motion pictures. film medieval studies horror cultural studies witchcraft Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:	https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009428036606719

Tabla de Contenidos:

Seasons of the witch
Maleficia and belief
Testimony troubles
Witch, past and future : the politics of retroactive diagnosis
Documenting the fantastic
Conclusion : medieval monsters don't let go.

The Witch and the Hysteric: The Monstrous Medieval in Benjamin Christensen's Häxan

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