Realizing the Witch

Benjamin Christensen's Häxan (The Witch, 1922) stands as a singular film within the history of cinema. Deftly weaving contemporary scientific analysis and powerfully staged historical scenes of satanic initiation, confession under torture, possession, and persecution, Häxan creatively blends...

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Main Author: Baxstrom, Richard (auth)
Other Authors: Meyers, Todd (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: NY Fordham University Press 2016
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