The authors of religious scriptures had little difficulty enhancing sacred narratives with the rhetoric of violence. The phenomenon continues in the habitual linkage of violence and religion in contemporary film, music and literature. 'Holy Terror' brings together scholars of religious studies, biblical studies, film studies and sociology to examine the social function of violence in popular discourse. The book questions how violent rhetoric shapes belief and values, how audience empathy with violent protagonists can be understood, and the significance of the association of violence with particular religious groups and ideas. A range of phenomena are analysed, including terrorism in Scripture, apocalyptic texts in film and violence in sport.

Christianson, Eric S; Partridge, Christopher H. (Christopher Hugh), 1961-

edited by Eric Christianson and Christopher Partridge

London ; Oakville, CT: Equinox

Equinox Publishing Ltd

Taylor and Francis

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

London, Oakville, CT, England, 2010

1. publ, London, 2010

Sheffield, 2016

1, PT, 2014

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Eric Christianson And Christopher Partridge -- In The Discourse Of Terrorism -- The End Of News About Terrorism / Jolyon Mitchell -- Judith : Superwoman Or Terrorist : Understanding Terrorism Through Judith In Cinema / Emma England -- Bloody Scenes Of Revenge : The Book Of Esther In Carnival And Film / Jo Carruthers -- Cease To Exist : Manson Family Violence / Gerry Carlin And Mark Jones -- Saving The World From Destruction : The Use And Abuse Of Apocalyptic Texts In Contemporary Cinema / John Walliss -- A Case Study : The Violence Of The Passion Of The Christ -- Historicised Suffering : Authenticity And Artistry In The Passion Of The Christ / Steve Allen -- Controlling Passions : The Regulation, Censorship, And Classification Of The Passion Of The Christ Within The British Context / Shaun Kimber -- The Passion As Media Spectacle / Oluyinka Esan -- Protest As Reaction, Reaction As Text : The (con)textual Logics Of The Last Temptation Of Christ And The Passion Of The Christ In Sport / Leighton Grist -- The Religious Significance Of Violence In Football / Rina Arya -- Cultivated Outrage : World Wrestling Entertainment And The Religious Excess Of Violence / Hugh Pyper. Edited By Eric Christianson And Christopher Partridge. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Filmography.

vi, 183 p. : 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes filmography
Introduction / Eric Christianson and Christopher Partridge -- In the discourse of terrorism -- The end of news about terrorism / Jolyon Mitchell -- Judith : superwoman or terrorist : understanding terrorism through Judith in cinema / Emma England -- Bloody scenes of revenge : the book of Esther in carnival and film / Jo Carruthers -- Cease to exist : Manson family violence / Gerry Carlin and Mark Jones -- Saving the world from destruction : the use and abuse of Apocalyptic texts in contemporary cinema / John Walliss -- A case study : the violence of the passion of the Christ -- Historicised suffering : authenticity and artistry in the passion of the Christ / Steve Allen -- Controlling passions : the regulation, censorship, and classification of the passion of the Christ within the British context / Shaun Kimber -- The passion as media spectacle / Oluyinka Esan -- Protest as reaction, reaction as text : the (con)textual logics of the Last Temptation of Christ and the Passion of the Christ in sport / Leighton Grist -- The religious significance of violence in football / Rina Arya -- Cultivated outrage : world wrestling entertainment and the religious excess of violence / Hugh Pyper

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part One: In the Discourse of Terrorism -- Chapter 1 Seeing Beyond Fear of Terrorism on the Web -- Chapter 2 Violent Superwomen: Super Heroes or Super Villains? Judith, Wonder Woman and Lynndie England -- Part Two: In Cinema -- Chapter 3 Biblical Epic and the American State: The Traitor and Sanctified Violence in Esther and the King (1960) -- Chapter 4 Cease to Exist: Manson Family Movies and Mysticism -- Chapter 5 The End is ... a Blockbuster: The Use and Abuse of the Apocalypse in Contemporary Film

Part Three: A Case Study: The Violence of The Passion of the Christ -- Chapter 6 Counterfictional Suffering: Authenticity and Artistry in The Passion of the Christ -- Chapter 7 Controlling Passions: The Regulation, Censorship and Classification of the Violence in The Passion of the Christ within Britain -- Chapter 8 The Passion as Media Spectacle -- Chapter 9 Protest as Reaction, Reaction as Text: The (Con)Textual Logics of The Last Temptation of Christ and The Passion of the Christ -- Part Four: In Sport -- Chapter 10 The Religious Significance of Violence in Football

To what degree does violent rhetoric shape belief and values? How might we understand the social function of violence in popular discourses? What is the significance of violence being associated with particular religious groups or ideas in the media? This collection of essays arose from an international conference investigating those questions.

This collection of essays arose from an international conference investigating questions concerning the degree to which violent rhetoric shapes belief and values. Analysis was undertaken on a range of phenomena, from the discourse of terrorism to the spectacle of world-wide wrestling

Chapter 11 Cultivated Outrage: World Wrestling Entertainment and the Religious Excess of Violence -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index

2024-08-23