The Witch and the Hysteric: The Monstrous Medieval in Benjamin Christensen's Häxan

The Witch and the Hysteric: The Monstrous Medieval in Benjamin Christensen's Häxan

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Benjamin Christensen's 1922 Swedish/Danish film Häxan (known under its English title as Witchcraft Through the Ages) has entranced, entertained, shocked, and puzzled audiences for nearly a century. The film mixes documentary with fantasy, history with theatrics, religion and science, the medie...

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Main Authors: Patricia Clare Ingham (Author), Alexander Doty (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: punctum Books 2014
Subjects:
Christensen, Benjamin, > 1879-1959 > Criticism and interpretation
Christensen, Benjamin, > 1879-1959
Häxan (Motion picture)
Witchcraft > Europe > History
Witches in motion pictures
Sorcellerie > Europe > Histoire
Sorcières au cinéma
Film theory & criticism
Witchcraft
Europe
documentary, Film Studies, cultural studies, studies in medievalism, witchcraft, monster studies, Swedish cinema, Danish cinema, horror, popular culture, silent film
Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
History

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