Introduction / Eric Christianson and Christopher Partridge
In the discourse of terrorism
The end of news about terrorism / Jolyon Mitchell
Judith : superwoman or terrorist : understanding terrorism through Judith in cinema / Emma England
Bloody scenes of revenge : the book of Esther in carnival and film / Jo Carruthers
Cease to exist : Manson family violence / Gerry Carlin and Mark Jones
Saving the world from destruction : the use and abuse of Apocalyptic texts in contemporary cinema / John Walliss
A case study : the violence of the passion of the Christ
Historicised suffering : authenticity and artistry in the passion of the Christ / Steve Allen
Controlling passions : the regulation, censorship, and classification of the passion of the Christ within the British context / Shaun Kimber
The passion as media spectacle / Oluyinka Esan
Protest as reaction, reaction as text : the (con)textual logics of the Last Temptation of Christ and the Passion of the Christ in sport / Leighton Grist
The religious significance of violence in football / Rina Arya
Cultivated outrage : world wrestling entertainment and the religious excess of violence / Hugh Pyper.
Holy terror : understanding religion and violence in popular culture. ISBN 9781845533601. Published by Equinox in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.