Author: | Edward Ingebretsen | ISBN: | 9781317465256 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 16, 2016 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Edward Ingebretsen |
ISBN: | 9781317465256 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | September 16, 2016 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
From its beginnings in Puritan sermonising to its prominent place in contemporary genre film and fiction, this book traces the use of terror in the American popular imagination. Entering American culture partly by way of religious sanction, it remains an important heart and mind shaping tool.
From its beginnings in Puritan sermonising to its prominent place in contemporary genre film and fiction, this book traces the use of terror in the American popular imagination. Entering American culture partly by way of religious sanction, it remains an important heart and mind shaping tool.