Toward a Sociology of Cult Films: Reading Rocky Horror

This article provides a sociological reading of cult films, in particular, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Cult films are secular documents, celebrated as sacred texts by audiences and used as shared foci to collectively create rituals and belief systems. They differ from popular re-releases, fad fil...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sociological quarterly 1992-07, Vol.33 (2), p.191-209
Hauptverfasser:	Kinkade, Patrick T., Katovich, Michael A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Audiences Celebrations Ceremonial objects Cults Fear Film criticism Horror fiction Motion picture criticism Motion picture industry Movies Religious rituals Social research Sociological Theory Sociology
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