An edition of The challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad (2009)

The challenge of the silver screen

an analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad

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An edition of The challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad (2009)

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Brill
Language
English
Pages
282

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Subjects

Motion pictures, Religious aspects of Motion pictures, History and criticism, Religion in motion pictures, Religious aspects, Gods in motion pictures, Religious leaders in motion pictures, Religious films, Motion pictures, religious aspects
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The challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad
2009, Brill
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Cover of: The challenge of the silver screen
The challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad
2009, Brill
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Table of Contents

Jesus. A short history
Analysis
Historical background
Many images, one Jesus
Rama. The films
Historical background
The importance of seeing in Hinduism
The modern Ramayana Kathas
Buddha. The films
Historical background
Resistance to depicting Buddha in film
Thanks to the Hindus and the Westerners
Muhammad. The film itself
The film's relationship to the Muslim tradition
Conclusions
Jesus restyled. The Indian Jesus films
The South African Jesus film
The Jesus film of the African-American Christians
Siding with powerless and victims of discrimination
Some conclusions. Between tradition and creativity : the importance of the audience
Film, narration modes and subjectivity
The positions of the actors playing the sacred figures
The sacred environment
Outside the cultural context of the religions
Between the void, images and films : again a key position for the audience.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes filmography and videography.

Published in
Leiden, Boston
Series
Studies in religion and the arts -- v. 1, Studies in religion and the arts -- v. 1.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/651
Library of Congress
PN1995.9.R4 B35 2009

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 282 p. ;
Number of pages
282

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL23872013M
ISBN 10
9004168613
ISBN 13
9789004168619
LCCN
2009027280

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL941409W

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