{"product_id":"dreams-vampires-and-ghosts-1","title":"Dreams, Vampires and Ghosts","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing from social theory and the anthropology of religion, this book explores popular media’s fascination with dreams, vampires, demons, ghosts and spirits.  \u003ci\u003eDreams, Vampires and Ghosts \u003c\/i\u003edoes so in the light of contemporary animist studies of societies in which other-than-human persons are not merely a source of entertainment, but a lived social reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilms and television programs explored include \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwin Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker’s Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTruly Madly Deeply\u003c\/i\u003e and the films of Hitchcock.  Louise Child draws attention to how they both depict and challenge ideas and practices rooted in psychology, while quality television has also facilitated a wave of programming that can explore the interaction of characters in complex social worlds over time. In addition to drawing on theories of film from Freudian psychology and feminist theory, \u003ci\u003eDreams, Vampires and Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e uses approaches derived from a combination of Jungian film studies and anthropology that offer fresh insights for exploring film and television.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book draws attention to explicit and subtle ways in which cinematic narratives engage with myth and religion while at the same time exploring collective dimensions to social and personal life.  It advances new developments in genre studies and gender as well as contributing to the growing field of implicit religion using in-depth analyses of communicative dreaming, the shadow, and mystical lovers in film and television.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229192409432,"sku":"9781350087101","price":102.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350087101_58ad1b9b-5c95-4635-b006-94cd3e7c3490.jpg?v=1770879626","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dreams-vampires-and-ghosts-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}