Stark, Ryan J.,

A guidebook to monsters : philosophy, religion, and the paranormal / [print] Ryan J. Stark. - Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, (c)2024. - xi, 88 pages ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographies and index.

Vampires -- Werewolves -- Zombies -- Ghosts -- Robots -- Leviathans -- Devils -- Aliens.

"Ryan J. Stark surveys the classic monsters in great literature and film, television, the Bible, and perhaps unexpectedly, the world in which we live. Monsterdom is real, Stark observes, but often hidden beneath the concealment spell of modern secular thought. This guidebook aims to break that spell, and, if so, to confirm once more a world that brims with high strangeness, or what Christian philosophers have always called 'reality.' The book appeals to those who study the paranormal dimensions of religion and horror, broadly imagined. The clergy will also find it helpful, as will players of monster-riddled video games." --



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Monsters--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Werewolves.
Zombies--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Ghosts--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Robots.
Leviathan.
Demonology.
Extraterrestrial beings.

BR115.S795.G853 2024