Animated Parables: A Pedagogy of Seven Deadly Sins and a Few Virtues (Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture)

Generally neglected for their rhetorical power, animated cartoons provide a treasure chest of provocative and comic gems that teach about the seven deadly sins. After a brief history of parables and fables, icons and visual communication, this book explores each of the seven deadly sins as represented in short animated films from Disney, Pixar, the Warner Brothers, and international animators. Terry Lindvall argues that attending to the tropes of the cartoons leads to exemplary and revelatory discoveries, to seeing more of what pride, envy, wrath, sloth, avarice, gluttony, and lust mean across cultures and historical eras. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Preface Notes Acknowledgments Introduction Notes Part I: Aesthetic Roots Chapter 1: Parables and Fables Notes Chapter 2: Emergence of the Visual Parable Notes Part II: Dead Branches Chapter 3: Sin, Judgment, and Blindness Notes Chapter 4: Pride (Superbia of the Peacock) Notes Chapter 5: Envy (Invidia or the Wolf) Notes Chapter 6: Anger (Ira or the Lion) Notes Chapter 7: Sloth (Acedia or the Ass) Notes Chapter 8: Avarice (Avaricia or the Camel) Notes Chapter 9: Gluttony (Gula or the Swine) Notes Chapter 10: Lust (Luxuria or the Goat) Notes Conclusion Notes Bibliography Filmography Index About the Author