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When the Devil Plays the Guitar and the Preacher Prays for Mercy. An Exploration of Two Filmic Portrayals of the Occult and Satanism in Rock Music

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dc.creatorTreiber, Fritz
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-20T14:06:50Z
dc.date.available2023-11-20T14:06:50Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstract"The Devil is a catchy lyric." This quote from the movie AMERICAN SATAN (Ash Avildsen, US 2017), when Mr. Capricorn (the devil) promises international success to a young heavy-metal band in Los Angeles and its singer, Johnny Faust. The pact must be sealed with a human sacrifice. Linking rock or heavy metal with the devil or demonic powers is a theme that has been used repeatedly in music and film. In this article, two films from independent productions are analyzed to study how the devil reaches people through rock music and ultimately influences their actions. In addition, the temporal context and the events that affected the content of the screenplays are discussed.en
dc.identifier.doi10.25364/05.9:2023.2.8
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/20128
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.jrfm.eu/index.php/ojs_jrfm/article/view/358/317
dc.identifier.urihttps://mediarep.org/handle/doc/21351
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSchüren
dc.publisher.placeMarburg
dc.relation.isPartOfissn:2617-3697
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal for Religion, Film and Media
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 Generic
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
dc.subjectPreacheren
dc.subjectPraysen
dc.subjectMercyen
dc.subjectExplorationen
dc.subjectFilmicen
dc.subjectPortrayalsen
dc.subjectOcculten
dc.subjectSatanismen
dc.subjectRock Musicen
dc.subject.ddcddc:700
dc.titleWhen the Devil Plays the Guitar and the Preacher Prays for Mercy. An Exploration of Two Filmic Portrayals of the Occult and Satanism in Rock Musicen
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local.coverpage2023-11-29T00:32:05
local.identifier.firstpublishedhttps://www.jrfm.eu/index.php/ojs_jrfm/article/view/358/317
local.source.epage162
local.source.issue2
local.source.issueTitleHere Be Dragons. East Asian Film and Religion
local.source.spage145
local.source.volume9

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