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"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Motion pictures --- Religion in motion pictures. --- Religious films --- Religion and motion pictures --- Religious aspects.

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Motion pictures --- Religious films --- Religious aspects --- Catholic Church --- History and criticism

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Sociology of religion --- Film --- Films religieux --- Motion pictures --- Religious films --- Religious aspects. --- History and criticism. --- Cinéma --- Aspect religieux --- Histoire et critique --- Motion pictures - Religious aspects. --- Religious films - History and criticism.

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Biblical scholars and students are finding the role of the Bible in film an increasingly absorbing and rewarding topic. There are films that retell biblical narratives and there are films that allude to the Bible or otherwise build on or appropriate biblical themes and images. The eleven lively and provocative articles in this volume explore both types of film, showcasing the cinema's impact on the perception of the Bible in modern culture. Originally published as issue 1-2 of Volume 14 (2006) of Brill's journal Biblical Interpretation. For more details on this journal, please click here.

Bible films --- Biblical films --- Religious films --- History and criticism. --- Bible --- In motion pictures. --- In motion pictures --- Bible films - History and criticism.