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The Sacred And The Cinema
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Author : Sheila J. Nayar
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03-29
The Sacred And The Cinema written by Sheila J. Nayar and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Social Science categories.
For more than half a century now, scholars have debated over what comprises a 'genuinely' religious film-one that evinces an 'authentic' manifestation of the sacred. Often these scholars do so by pitting the 'successful' films against those which propagate an inauthentic spiritual experience-with the biblical spectacular serving as their most notorious candidate. This book argues that what makes a filmic manifestation of the sacred true or authentic may say more about a spectator or critic's particular way of knowing, as influenced by alphabetic literacy, than it does about the aesthetic or philosophical-and sometimes even faith-based-dimensions of the sacred onscreen. Engaging with everything from Hollywood religious spectaculars, Hindu mythologicals, and an international array of films revered for their 'transcendental style,' The Sacred and the Cinema unveils the epistemic pressures at the heart of engaging with the sacred onscreen. The book also provides a valuable summation of the history of the sacred as a field of study, particularly as that field intersects with film.
Into The Dark
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Author : Craig Detweiler
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2008-08
Into The Dark written by Craig Detweiler and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08 with Performing Arts categories.
A Hollywood screenwriter/producer and film professor explores forty-five of the twenty-first century's most popular films as vehicles of common grace.
Sacred Profanity
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Author : Aubrey Malone
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-02-26
Sacred Profanity written by Aubrey Malone and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-26 with Performing Arts categories.
This book offers a history of films with Biblical, spiritual, and supernatural themes. This volume follows the evolution of one of the Hollywood's longest running thematic concerns. From the silent era to the present, Sacred Profanity: Spirituality at the Movies examines the rich diversity of films with spiritual themes—films that reflect our own fascination with the divine and supernatural, while evoking the specific times in which they were created. From Birth of a Nation to Angels and Demons, Sacred Profanity discusses over 180 films with an insightful, movie lover's approach. Coverage encompasses Biblical stories like King of Kings; films about spiritual characters, such as The Nun's Story; foreign masterpieces like The Seventh Seal; movies that incorporate spiritual symbolism, such as Taxi Driver and Cool Hand Luke; horrifying visions of the Satanic like The Exorcist, and controversial works like The Last Temptation of Christ. The book also looks at the history of Hollywood's attempt to maintain moral order through censorship, as well as the growing influence of filmmakers' own spiritual beliefs on the movies we see.
The Sacred And The Cinema
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Author : Sheila J. Nayar
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-03-29
The Sacred And The Cinema written by Sheila J. Nayar and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Performing Arts categories.
A unique epistemic approach to manifestations of the sacred onscreen.
The Sacred Foodways Of Film
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Author : Antonio D. Sison
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2016-02-18
The Sacred Foodways Of Film written by Antonio D. Sison and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-18 with Religion categories.
The Sacred Foodways of Film explores the ways by which the portrayal of food in film offers creative spaces for theological insight. From the Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg produced title The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) to the Oscar Best Foreign Language Film winner from Japan Departures (2008), eleven diverse films invite us to taste and see the mutually enriching blend of food and faith depicted onscreen. Smithsonian magazine describes the last two decades as "The Era of Crazed Oral Gratification." The explosion of interest in food culture, what is touted as the "foodie revolution," is evident across media platforms in the United States as well as in many other parts of the world. Curiously, there has not been a book specifically dedicated to the confluence of theology/religion and food films. The Sacred Foodways of Film is a timely contribution to this fascinating area of interest that has long been simmering on the stovetop of scholarship.
Screening The Sacred
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Author : Joel Martin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-03-05
Screening The Sacred written by Joel Martin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-05 with Social Science categories.
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.
Spiritual Sensations
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Author : Sarah K. Balstrup
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-09-17
Spiritual Sensations written by Sarah K. Balstrup and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-17 with Religion categories.
The secular, pluralist culture of the West encourages a subjective approach to spiritual truth where stimulating emotional experiences, such as those provided by film, can contribute to personal conceptions of the sacred. Examining Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) as the principal case-study and Gaspar Noé's Enter the Void (2009) and Lars von Trier's Melancholia (2011) as comparative examples, Sarah Balstrup argues that these directors harness the affective properties of film to generate altered states of perception in a manner analogous to religious practice. Powerful feelings of dissociation and indescribable significance typical of mystical testimony appear in viewer responses to these films, demonstrating the continued sacralisation of such states of mind. In their own way, each film confronts the viewer with an apocalyptic revelation of the impersonal forces of the universe, moving away from personhood and the human narrative, into pure sensation. They present a non-deterministic spiritual truth that can be intuited but not explained, mirroring developments in the religious sphere. Investigating the relationship between cinematic technique and religious experience, Spiritual Sensations offers an alternative approach to the study of religion and film that has been principally focused on narrative symbolism and the dramatisation of values. Spiritual Sensations makes a further contribution to the field by analysing films contextually, considering viewers' subjective responses in light of religious and cultural change.
The Sacred Cinema Of Andrei Tarkovsky
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Author : Jeremy Mark Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Crescent Moon Publishing
Release Date : 2006
The Sacred Cinema Of Andrei Tarkovsky written by Jeremy Mark Robinson and has been published by Crescent Moon Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Motion picture producers and directors categories.
A major new study of Russian filmmaker Ardrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986), director of seven feature films, including 'Mirror', 'Solaris' and 'The Sacrifice'. Exploring every aspect of his output, including scripts, budget, production, shooting, editing, camera, sound, music, acting, themes, motifs and spirituality.
Screening The Sacred
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Author : Joel Martin
language : en
Publisher: Westview Press
Release Date : 1995-03-30
Screening The Sacred written by Joel Martin and has been published by Westview Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-30 with Religion categories.
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.
Sacred Films
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Author : Adam J Coffman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-04-16
Sacred Films written by Adam J Coffman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-16 with categories.
Will this book change your life? No. Will this book give you answers to any of the ills of planet Earth? No. Will this book bring you to a place of enlightenment and inner tranquility? No, sorry, it's not going to do that-if it does, please let me know, but I'm pretty sure it won't. Will this book provide you with entertainment and insight while you sit on the toilet? Absolutely. Pastor Adam J. Coffman brings you 50 personal, funny, and at times, gut wrenchingly honest reflections on everything you can possibly imagine -- told through the lens of some of the most beloved films of all time. From Star Wars, to The Matrix, to Jurassic Park, Citizen Kane, Dumb and Dumber, Pulp Fiction, Waterworld, Napoleon Dynamite, and dozens more - these aren't mere movie reviews - they're adventures through digital time and space, and GOD ONLY KNOWS where the next chapter will take you!Your friendly guide is Adam J. Coffman. By day, he's the Senior Pastor of Dailey Chapel Christian Church in Parke County, Indiana. By night, he's a chef, theologian, slayer of time, excavator of geekdom, and Star Wars historian. He spends a great deal of time standing around in his yard whilst contemplating the meaning of life and waiting for his dog to poop. Adam loves to write about all kinds of things. Sometimes, he even writes self-aggrandizing paragraphs about himself in the third person. Adam also likes to watch movies. This is a book he wrote... about watching movies.