Abstract
Scholars have paid much attention to identifying and analyzing Jesus and Christ-type characters in film. The parallel cases for Satan and satanic characters have been less studied. Some attention has been paid to examining Satan/Lucifer/the Devil as a character (akin to movies about Jesus), but I could find no systematic typology of satanic traits, that would parallel the well-developed Christ-typologies. This article examines six films to begin the process of describing what makes a character "satanic" without being Satan.
Recommended Citation
Porter, Adam L.
(2013)
"Satanic but not Satan: Signs of the Devilish in Contemporary Cinema,"
Journal of Religion & Film: Vol. 17:
Iss.
1, Article 37.
DOI: https://doi.org10.32873/uno.dc.jrf.17.01.37
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/jrf/vol17/iss1/37
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
VolNum
17
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