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Andrew Gordon
Apocalyptic Consciousness
Apocalyptic Drama
Apocalyptic Films
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Archaic Mother
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Author_Joel Martin
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Ben Kenobi
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Blue Velvet
Caron Schwartz Ellis
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cinematic theology
Conrad E. Ostwalt
criticism
cultural identity formation
Darth Vader
Death Star
Elizabeth McLemore
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feminist film theory
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Fetishistic Scopophilia
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Hector Babenco
Horror Movies
Irena Makarushka
Janice Hocker Rushing
Jedi Knights
Jeff Bridges
Joel W. Martin
Larry E. Grimes
Modern Apocalypse
myth
Myth Criticism
mythological
Mythological Criticism
Pale Rider
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Popular American Film
religious symbolism
sacred narratives in cinema
Seventh Sign
Ted L. Estess
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Theological Criticism
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Traditional Religious Institutions
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- ISBN 9780813388304
- Weight: 300g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Mar 1995
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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What are the religious impulses in the 1976 film Rocky, and how can they work to shape one's social identity? Do the films Alien and Aliens signify the reemergence of the earth goddess as a vital cultural power? What female archetypes, borne out of male desire, inform the experience of women in Nine and a Half Weeks?These are among the several compelling questions the authors of this volume consider as they explore the way popular American film relates to religion. Oddly, religion and film?two pervasive elements of American culture?have seldom been studied in connection with each other. In this first systematic exploration, the authors look beyond surface religious themes and imagery in film, discovering a deeper, implicit presence of religion. They employ theological, mythological, and social and political criticism to analyze the influence of religion, in all its rich variety and diversity, on popular film. Perhaps more importantly, they consider how the medium of film has helped influence and shape American religious culture, secular or otherwise.More than a random collection of essays, this volume brings to the study of religion and film a carefully constructed analytic framework that advances our understanding of both. Screening the Sacred provides fresh and welcome insight to film criticism; it also holds far-reaching relevance for the study of religion. Progressive in its approach, instructive in its analyses, this book is written for students, scholars, and other readers interested in religion, popular film, and the impact of each on American culture.
Joel W. Martin is associate professor of American studies and religious studies at Franklin and Marshall College. He is the author of Sacred Revolt: The Muskogees' Struggle for a New World. Conrad E. Ostwalt Jr. is associate professor of religious studies at Appalachian State University. He is the author of After Eden: The Secularization of American Space in the Fiction of Willa Cather and Theodore Dreiser. Joel W. Martin is associate professor of American studies and religious studies at Franklin and Marshall College. He is the author of Sacred Revolt: The Muskogees' Struggle for a New World. Conrad E. Ostwalt Jr. is associate professor of religious studies at Appalachian State University. He is the author of After Eden: The Secularization of American Space in the Fiction of Willa Cather and Theodore Dreiser.
