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1 online resource (xxi, 384 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-353), filmography (pages 197-261), and index. |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part 1 Divination, Cards, and Culture; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: A Brief History of Cards and Cartomancy; The Invention of Cards and Cartomancy; Cartomancy Prototypes in Narrative; Chapter 3: A Brief History of the Tarot Trumps; The Gaming Deck: From Paint to Print; Tarot and Cartomancy; The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn; Popularization and Commodification; Part 2 Cards and Cartomancy in Film; Chapter 4: Cartomancers and Querents as Film Characters; Gender, Age, Marital Status, and Profession. |
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Ethnicity, Eccentricity, and the SupernaturalThe Mystic; Nomadism; Chapter 5: Cartomancy and Tarot in Film Narratives; The Cartomancy Reading; The Narrative Roles of Cartomancy and Tarot Scenes; Cartomancy and Tarot in Genres and Themes; Chapter 6: Tarot Trumps in Film; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Appendix 1: Filmography; Appendix 2: Charts; Chart 1 Cartomancers and Querents as Characters; Chart 2 Cartomancers and Querents: Gender, Age, Marital Status, and Professionalism; Chart 3 Tarot Trumps in Film; Chart 4 Tarot Trumps in Film Genres; Chart 5 Frequency of Tarot Trumps in Film Genres. |
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Chart 6 Tarot Trumps in Films by ThemeChart 7 Frequency of Tarot Trumps in Films by Theme; Appendix 3: Cartomancy and Tarot Films by Date; Appendix 4: Carmen on Screen; Appendix 5: Directors of Cartomancy and Tarot Films; Appendix 6: Actresses and Actors Playing Cartomancers; Appendix 7: Actresses and Actors Playing Cartomancy Querents; Bibliography; Sources for Films (Novels, Graphic Novels, Video Games); Cartomancy Decks Cited; Index; Back Cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Occultism in motion pictures.
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Occultism in motion pictures. |
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Fortune-telling by cards -- History.
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Fortune-telling by cards. |
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History. |
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Tarot -- History.
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Tarot. |
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Motion pictures -- History.
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Motion pictures. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781783203321 |
| ISBN |
1783203323 (electronic book) |
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9781783203321 (electronic book) |
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1783203315 |
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9781783203314 |
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