Cartomancy and tarot in film 1940-2010 /: 1940-2010. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Emily E. Auger.
• Authors: Auger, Emily E (Emily Elisabeth), 1959-
• Contents: 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 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 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
• Publisher Details: Bristol, UK : Intellect
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 384 pages)
• Subjects: 791.43/67; Occultism in motion pictures; Fortune-telling by cards -- History; Tarot -- History; Motion pictures -- History; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Fortune-telling by cards; Motion pictures; Occultism in motion pictures; Tarot; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1783203323; 9781783203321
• Related ISBNs: 1783203315; 9781783203314
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-353), filmography (pages 197-261), and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.