LEADER 04181nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910459651803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-60152-0 010 $a9786612601521 010 $a90-474-4300-4 024 7 $a10.1163/ej.9789004168619.i-282 035 $a(CKB)2670000000009810 035 $a(EBL)489390 035 $a(OCoLC)647892440 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000335657 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11289951 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335657 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10273666 035 $a(PQKB)11598777 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC489390 035 $a(OCoLC)401164547$z(OCoLC)432410231 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004194045 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5597091 035 $a(PPN)174544936 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL489390 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10372624 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL260152 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000009810 100 $a20090710d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun| uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe challenge of the silver screen$b[electronic resource] $ean analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad /$fby Freek L. Bakker 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (290 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in religion and the arts,$x1877-3192 ;$vv. 1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-04-19404-5 311 $a90-04-16861-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 320 $aIncludes filmography and videography. 327 $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. 330 $aIn 1897 ? only two years after the invention of film ? the first feature film about Jesus appeared. This and other films about Jesus became examples for and an inspiration for films on other important religious figures like Rama, Buddha and Muhammad. Although religious leaders did not always approve of these films, they did find a ready audience among believers. This book explores these films and looks at how these films dealt with the fundamental question of portraying an individual thought to have either divine status or a very special and unique status among human beings. This book will thus benefit not only students of religious film but also those studying the portrayal of central religious figures in the contemporary world. 410 0$aStudies in religion and the arts ;$vv. 1. 606 $aReligion in motion pictures 606 $aReligious leaders in motion pictures 606 $aGods in motion pictures 606 $aReligious films$xHistory and criticism 606 $aMotion pictures$xReligious aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aReligion in motion pictures. 615 0$aReligious leaders in motion pictures. 615 0$aGods in motion pictures. 615 0$aReligious films$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aMotion pictures$xReligious aspects. 676 $a791.43/651 700 $aBakker$b Freek L.$f1951-$01027932 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459651803321 996 $aThe challenge of the silver screen$92443697 997 $aUNINA