Stages of evil : occultism in Western theater and drama
Robert Lima (Author)
"The evil that men do" has been chronicled for thousands of years on the European stage, and perhaps nowhere else is human fear of our own evil more detailed than in its personifications in theater. In Stages of Evil, Robert Lima explores the sociohistorical implications of Christian and pagan representations of evil and the theatrical creativity that occultism has engendered. By examining examples of alchemy, astronomy, demonology, exorcism, fairies, vampires, witchcraft, hauntings, and voodoo in prominent plays, Stages of Evil explores American and European perceptions of occultism from medi
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations
9780813171760, 9780813137469, 9780813123622, 9781283232852, 9786613232854, 0813171768, 0813137462, 0813123623, 1283232855, 6613232858
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Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Mouth of Hell; 2. The Masks of Harlequin; 3. The Pagan Pluto; 4. The Primal Spirit; 5. Rites of Passage; 6. The Savaged Mind; 7. Satan in Salem; 8. A Matter of Habit; 9. The Prey of the Vampire; 10. Wither'd and Wild; 11. The Cave and the Magician; Appendix; Index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English