Format:
1 Online-Ressource (256 pages)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also published in print
ISBN:
9781350140844
,
1350140848
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9781350140837
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9781350140820
Series Statement:
Critiquing religion
Content:
"This is the first full-length exploration of the relationship between religion, film, and ideology. It shows how religion is imagined, constructed, and interpreted in film and film criticism. The films analyzed include The Last Jedi , Terminator , Cloud Atlas , Darjeeling Limited , Hellboy , The Revenant , Religulous , Earth , and The Secret of my Success . Each chapter offers: - an explanation of the particular representation of religion that appears in film - a discussion of how this representation has been interpreted in film criticism and religious studies scholarship - an in-depth study of a Hollywood or popular film to highlight the rhetorical, social, and political functions this representation accomplishes on the silver screen - a discussion about how similar analysis might be pursued for other films of a similar genre, topic, or theme. Written in an accessible style, and focusing on Hollywood and popular cinema, this book will be of interest to both movie lovers and experts alike"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction, Tenzan Eaghll ( Mahidol University, USA ) and Rebekka King ( Middle Tennessee State University, USA ) -- 1. Religion, Islam, and Violence in Earth, Kristian Petersen ( Old Dominion University, USA) -- 2. Race, Colonialism, and Whiteness in Silence, Malory Nye (Aberdeen University, UK) -- 3. Oprah, Mindy, and Reese: Gender Symbolism and The Holy Trinity of A Wri nkle in Time , Leslie Dorrough Smith (Avila University, USA) -- 4. Buddhism and Other Tales about Asian Religion in Western Cinema and Cloud Atlas, Ting Guo ( Hong Kong University, China) -- 5. Authenticity, Origins, and other Star Wars Myths in The Last Jedi , Richard Newton ( University of Alabama, USA) -- 6. Artificial Intelligence and Religious Language in Terminator, Beth Singler ( University of Cambridge, UK) -- 7. Orientalism, Wes Anderson films, and Darjeeling Limited, Michael J. Altman ( University of Alabama, USA) -- 8. Atheistic Documentaries and the Critique of Religion in Religulous, Teemu Taira (University of Helsinki, Finland) -- 9. Evil and Agency in Horror and Hereditary , Sean McCloud ( University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA) -- 10. Superheroes, Apocalyptic Messiahs, and Hellboy , Aaron Ricker (McGill University, Canada) -- 11. Challenging Myths about Indigeneity with The Revenant, Matt Sheedy (Bonn University, Germany) -- 12. Demons and Drugs: From Narcoreligiosity to Magical Realism in Ciro Guerra's Viajes del Viento , Rebecca Bartel (San Diego State University, USA) -- 13. Capitalism and the Myth of Entrepreneurship in The Secret of My Success and Joy , Dennis LoRusso ( Princeton University, USA) -- Conclusion/Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index
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Also published in print
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350140813
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350140806
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781350140813
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781350140806
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781350140844
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