Alluring Monsters : : The Pontianak and Cinemas of Decolonization / / Rosalind Galt.
The pontianak, a terrifying female vampire ghost, is a powerful figure in Malay cultures, as loved and feared in Southeast Asia as Dracula is in the West. In animist tradition, she is a woman who has died in childbirth, and her vengeful return upsets gender norms and social hierarchies. The pontiana...
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Film and Culture Series
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 50 b&w film stills |
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