{"product_id":"the-forbidden-body-sex-horror-and-the-religious-imagination-9781479803118","title":"The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom creature features to indie horror flicks, find out what happens when sex, horror, and the religious imagination come together\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout history, religion has attempted to control nothing so much as our bodies: what they are and what they mean; what we do with them, with whom, and under what circumstances; how they may be displayed-or, more commonly, how they must be hidden. Yet, we remain fascinated, obsessed even, by bodies that have left, or been forced out of, their \"proper\" place. \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Body \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how horror culture treats these bodies, exploring the dark spaces where sex and the sexual body come together with religious belief and tales of terror. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking a broad approach not limited to horror cinema or popular fiction, but embracing also literary horror, weird fiction, graphic storytelling, visual arts, and participative culture, Douglas E. Cowan explores how fears of bodies that are tainted, impure, or sexually deviant are made visible and reinforced through popular horror tropes. The volume challenges the reader to move beyond preconceived notions of religion in order to decipher the \"religious imagination\" at play in the scary stories we tell over and over again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCowan argues that stories of religious bodies \"out of place\" are so compelling because they force us to consider questions that religious belief cannot comfortably answer: Who are we? Where do we come from? Why do we suffer? And above all, do we matter? As illuminating as it is unsettling, \u003ci\u003eThe Forbidden Body\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating look at how and why we imagine bodies in all the wrong places.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12130076\"\u003eDouglas E. Cowan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479803118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479803111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004000\"\u003eFilm | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL084000\"\u003eReligion, Politics \u0026amp; State\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT025040\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Religion\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas E. Cowan\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies and Social Development Studies at Renison University College. Some of his previous books include \u003ci\u003eSacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Dark Theologian: The Religious Imagination of Stephen King\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44529113956589,"sku":"9781479803118","price":53.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_335d68d3-9dbd-4ead-be05-d18f0efdebbe.jpg?v=1701396263","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-forbidden-body-sex-horror-and-the-religious-imagination-9781479803118","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}