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Demons of the Modern World (Hardcover)
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Demons of the Modern World (Hardcover)
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This fascinating discussion of modern demonology focuses on our
ability to differentiate the physical world, with its mechanical
laws, from the inherently less predictable psychological realm of
thoughts and beliefs. McGrath points out that this ability was a
hard-won historical development, and today must be learned in
childhood through education. Because of this historical background
and our rich fantasy life in childhood, each of us unconsciously
suspects, or fears, that supernatural forces may break through the
borders of our everyday commonsense order at any time. Indeed, at
times of personal stress or societal crisis, the modern boundaries
between fantasy and reality begin to slip, and then a magical world
of demons and other phantasms can come flooding back into our
disenchanted reality.
Through this innovative thesis McGrath goes a long way toward
explaining both our fascination with fantasy entertainment, such as
horror stories and films, and bizarre crazes such as witch-hunts,
Satanism scares, and even claims of alien abduction. Despite our
demystified culture the lure of childhood's magic kingdom with its
monstrous shadow realm remains strong.
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