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- catalog abstract "Throughout history, human beings have been strangely fascinated by the monstrous and the macabre. In Horror and the Holy, a study of the classic horror story, Kirk Schneider explains the compelling power of such tales as a result of our thirst for the sacred, and identifies elements of the holy in familiar blood-curdling yarns. True horror arises when the mundane becomes unexpected and when the contained breaks free of its confining chains to become unlimited. Anything boundless tends to become terrifying, argues Schneider. It is infinitude which draws us to the unsavory, infinitude that lurks behind dread. Sheer bliss, paradise, or Nirvana therefore always has the potential to turn into horror, as limits fall away and the boundless expanses of infinity open up. While ecstasy is a glimpse of the infinite, terror is full disclosure. Dr. Schneider draws upon a detailed and telling analysis of eleven well-known horror stories: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Invisible Man, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Birds, Forbidden Planet, Vertigo, and Alien. He finds that a spiritual understanding of life can be attained through horror. Classic horror steers a middle path between fanaticism and despair: the path of wonderment. Horror teaches us that the human personality is paradoxical, that revulsion and disgust are the obverse of excitement and freedom, and that both poles are vital to individual, social, and ecological well-being.".
- catalog contributor b4729483.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "Dr. Schneider draws upon a detailed and telling analysis of eleven well-known horror stories: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Phantom of the Opera, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Invisible Man, The Incredible Shrinking Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Birds, Forbidden Planet, Vertigo, and Alien. He finds that a spiritual understanding of life can be attained through horror. Classic horror steers a middle path between fanaticism and despair: the path of wonderment. Horror teaches us that the human personality is paradoxical, that revulsion and disgust are the obverse of excitement and freedom, and that both poles are vital to individual, social, and ecological well-being.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-142) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction--Ecstasy, Terror, and Infinity 1 -- I The Structure of Horror: Chaos and Obliteration 5 -- II Wisdom-Horror: Dracula and Frankenstein 13 -- III Further Inquiries into Wisdom-Horror 43 -- IV Horror as a Worldview 99 -- Epilogue: A Comment on Evil 129.".
- catalog description "Throughout history, human beings have been strangely fascinated by the monstrous and the macabre. In Horror and the Holy, a study of the classic horror story, Kirk Schneider explains the compelling power of such tales as a result of our thirst for the sacred, and identifies elements of the holy in familiar blood-curdling yarns.".
- catalog description "True horror arises when the mundane becomes unexpected and when the contained breaks free of its confining chains to become unlimited. Anything boundless tends to become terrifying, argues Schneider. It is infinitude which draws us to the unsavory, infinitude that lurks behind dread. Sheer bliss, paradise, or Nirvana therefore always has the potential to turn into horror, as limits fall away and the boundless expanses of infinity open up. While ecstasy is a glimpse of the infinite, terror is full disclosure.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 150 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Horror and the holy.".
- catalog identifier "0812692241".
- catalog identifier "081269225X (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Horror and the holy.".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chicago, Ill. : Open Court,".
- catalog relation "Horror and the holy.".
- catalog subject "809.3/8738 20".
- catalog subject "Holy, The, in literature.".
- catalog subject "Horror tales History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Literature Psychology.".
- catalog subject "PN3435 .S36 1993".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction--Ecstasy, Terror, and Infinity 1 -- I The Structure of Horror: Chaos and Obliteration 5 -- II Wisdom-Horror: Dracula and Frankenstein 13 -- III Further Inquiries into Wisdom-Horror 43 -- IV Horror as a Worldview 99 -- Epilogue: A Comment on Evil 129.".
- catalog title "Horror and the holy : wisdom-teachings of the monster tale / Kirk J. Schneider.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".