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    Such a Dark Thing: Theology of the Vampire Narrative in Popular Culture
    Such a Dark Thing: Theology of the Vampire Narrative in Popular Culture
    Such a Dark Thing: Theology of the Vampire Narrative in Popular Culture
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    Such a Dark Thing: Theology of the Vampire Narrative in Popular Culture

    By M. Jess Peacock

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    Evil, death, demons, reanimation, and resurrection. While such topics are often reserved for the darker mindscapes of the vampire subgenre within popular culture, they are equally integral elements of religious history and belief. Despite the cultural shift of presenting vampires in a secular light, the traditional figure of the vampire within cinema and literature has a rich legacy of serving as a theological marker. Whether as a symbol of the allure of sin, as an apologetic for assorted religious icons, or as a gateway into a discussion of liberationist theology, the vampire has served as a spiritual touchstone from Bram Stoker's Dracula, to Stephen King's Salem's Lot, to the HBO television series True Blood.

    In Such a Dark Thing, Jess Peacock examines how the figure of the vampire is able to traverse and interconnect theology and academia within the larger popular culture in a compelling and engaging manner. The vampire straddles the ineffable chasm between life and death and speaks to the transcendent in all of us, tapping into our fundamental curiosity of what, if anything, exists beyond the mortal coil, giving us a glimpse into the interminable while maintaining a cultural currency that is never dead and buried.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateFeb 5, 2015
    ISBN9781630878184
    Such a Dark Thing: Theology of the Vampire Narrative in Popular Culture
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    M. Jess Peacock

    M. Jess Peacock is the editor of Street Speech, a social justice publication produced by the Columbus Coalition for the Homeless, and is the 2013 recipient of Methodist Theological School in Ohio's Ronald L. Williams Book Prize in Theology and Ethics, as well as The Matey Janata Freedwomen Award for his research and work in women's issues. Check Out My Interview with Theofanastique! My Interview with Religion Dispatches!

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