Goddesses and Monsters
Download or Read eBook Goddesses and Monsters PDF written by Jane Caputi and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Jane Caputi |
Publisher | : Popular Press |
Total Pages | : 484 |
Release | : 2004 |
ISBN-10 | : 0299196240 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780299196240 |
Rating | : 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Goddesses and Monsters by : Jane Caputi
Book excerpt: The essays focus upon popular culture as it is informed by ancient and current mythic images, narratives, personalities, icons and archetypes. Topics include: the cult status of the serial sex killer; sexual murder as a contemporary form of religious sacrifice; pornography as an everyday narrative underlying not only sexism, but also racism, homophobia, and militarism; the relation of incest to nuclearism; pornography and the sacred; cyborg myth; and subtextual presence of ancient goddess figures in contemporary narratives, including that of Princess Diana.