How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?
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In reality, most Roman Catholic exorcists recognise the danger of encouraging a person suffering from auditory hallucinations to believe that these are demonic.
A scholar of religion in film explains the varied representation of Catholicism in horror. In some films, it is used in the fight against evil, while others show the Church itself as evil.
Forty-five years ago, ‘The Exorcist’ terrified viewers with its portrayal of a practice that goes back several centuries and continues today in Christianity.
From Dundee to Dublin, horror spectaculars are springing up like zombies from the dead.
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Master Lecturer, Rhetoric, Boston University
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Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Dundee
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PhD Candidate/Teaching Fellow in Systematic Theology, Boston College
