Challenge Of The Silver Screen: An Analysis Of The Cinematic Portraits Of Jesus, Rama, Buddha And Muhammad
/ Frek L. Bakker
Leiden; Boston
: Brill
, 2009.
vi, 282 p.
Studies in religion and the arts, 1877-3192
; v. 1
Code E.Book: 6171
Index
Jesus. A short history -- Analysis -- Historical background -- Many images, one Jesus -- Rama. The films -- Historical background -- The importance of seeing in Hinduism -- The modern 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 -- Some conclusions. Between tradition and creativity : the importance of the -- narration modes and subjectivity -- The positions of the actors playing the sacred figures -- The sacred -- Outside the cultural context of the religions -- Between the void, images and films : again a key position for the audience.