Realizing the Witch : Science, Cinema, and the Mastery of the Invisible /

"Benjamin Christensen's Häxan (The Witch, 1922) stands as a singular film within the history of cinema. Deftly weaving contemporary scientific analysis and powerfully staged historical scenes of satanic initiation, confession under torture, possession, and persecution, Häxan creatively blends specta...

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Main Author:	Baxstrom, Richard
Other Authors:	Meyers, Todd
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Fordham University Press, 2016.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Häxan (Motion picture) Christensen, Benjamin, > 1879-1959. Witches. Witchcraft. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Folklore & Mythology. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. Sorcieres > Europe. Sorcellerie > Europe > Histoire. Witches > Europe. Witchcraft > Europe > History. Europe. History. Electronic books.
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