Movie Magick
The Occult in Film
Seiten
2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7437-7 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7437-7 (ISBN)
Film is a kind of magic, a world of shadows and light, where anything is possible and the dead come back to life. Movie Magick explores the way in which films have been inspired by Alesiter Crowley's famous definition of ""Magick"" as ""the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will.
"Magick" as defined by Aleister Crowley is "the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will." This book explores expressions of movie magick in classic occult films like Hammer's adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's The Devil Rides Out and modern occult revival movies. These films are inspired by the aesthetics of fin de siecle decadence, the symbolist writings of Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Wagnerian music drama, the Faust legend, the pseudo-science of theosophy, 1960s occult psychedelia, occult conspiracy theories and obscure aspects of animation.
"Magick" as defined by Aleister Crowley is "the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will." This book explores expressions of movie magick in classic occult films like Hammer's adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's The Devil Rides Out and modern occult revival movies. These films are inspired by the aesthetics of fin de siecle decadence, the symbolist writings of Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Wagnerian music drama, the Faust legend, the pseudo-science of theosophy, 1960s occult psychedelia, occult conspiracy theories and obscure aspects of animation.
David Huckvale has worked as a researcher, writer and presenter for BBC Radio and as a lecturer for various universities in England. He lives in rural Bedfordshire.
Table of Contents
Introduction
One. Decadence
Two. Symbolist Horrors
Three. Occult Fantasy Before the Movies
Four. Silent Magick
Five. Ritual
Six. Willpower
Seven. Return of the Magi
Eight. Theological Horror
Nine. Theosophy
Ten. Psychedelia
Eleven. Conspiracy
Twelve. Faust
Thirteen. Animagick
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 14.11.2018 |
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Zusatzinfo | 29 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 295 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7437-X / 147667437X |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7437-7 / 9781476674377 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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