TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bakker,Freek L.
TI  - The challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad 
T2  - Studies in religion and the arts,
SN  - 9789047443001 (electronic bk.)
AV  - PN1995.9.R4 B35 2009eb
U1  - 791.43/651 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Religion in motion pictures
KW  - Religious leaders in motion pictures
KW  - Gods in motion pictures
KW  - Religious films
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Motion pictures
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes filmography and videography; 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
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