The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination

by Douglas E Cowan and Douglas E. Cowan

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From creature features to indie horror flicks, find out what happens when sex, horror, and the religious imagination come together

Throughout history, religion has attempted to control nothing so much as our bodies: what they are and what they mean; what we do with them, with whom, and under what circumstances; how they may be displayed--or, more commonly, how they must be hidden. Yet, we remain fascinated, obsessed even, by bodies...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1479803111

ISBN13:9781479803118

Release Date:May 2022

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:0.97 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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