02694nam a2200445Ia 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070040001300111020003500124020003200159035002100191035001800212050002800230082001900258049000900277100002900286245016300315260003800478300003500516490005700551504005100608504004200659505095300701500004701654650003301701650004201734650002901776650004401805650004001849655002201889776016001911830004602071856008602117910001602203994001202219999001702231ocn593295792OCoLC20200709055244.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu100402s2009    ne      sbq   001 0 eng d  aN$TcN$T  a9789047443001 (electronic bk.)  a9047443004 (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)593295792  a312620b(N$T) 4aPN1995.9.R4bB35 2009eb04a791.43/651222  aN$TA1 aBakker, Freek L.,d1951-14aThe challenge of the silver screenh[electronic resource] :ban analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad /cby Freek L. Bakker.  aLeiden ;aBoston :bBrill,c2009.  a1 online resource (vi, 282 p.)1 aStudies in religion and the arts,x1877-3192 ;vv. 1  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aIncludes filmography and videography.0 aJesus. 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.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aReligion in motion pictures. 0aReligious leaders in motion pictures. 0aGods in motion pictures. 0aReligious filmsxHistory and criticism. 0aMotion picturesxReligious aspects. 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aBakker, Freek L., 1951-tChallenge of the silver screen.dLeiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009z9789004168619w(DLC)  2009027280w(OCoLC)401164547 0aStudies in religion and the arts ;vv. 1.403NetLibraryuhttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=312620  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c49777d49777