Ben-Hur, Brian, and the Coen Brothers Walk Into a Bar: Excursions in Theology and Popular Culture
© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press, on behalf of the American Academy of Religion. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.comThe trajectory of approaches to the intersection of film and religion continues to spiral into a sort of Chaucerian...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 84, Issue: 4, Pages: 1145-1151 |
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Ben Hur (Film) (1959)
/ Monty Python's life of Brian
/ Coen, Ethan 1957-
/ Coen, Joel 1954-
/ Film
/ Religion (Motif)
/ Theology
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion CD Christianity and Culture |
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| Summary: | © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press, on behalf of the American Academy of Religion. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.comThe trajectory of approaches to the intersection of film and religion continues to spiral into a sort of Chaucerian pilgrimage. One encounters the multiplicity of voices, the polyglot of Babel, that critiques the moving images of a pagan society. Just as old Geoffrey gathered his fellow travelers at the Tabbard Inn, so editors collect scholarly critics who can interpret tales with intoxicating insights. While too many seek to expound ponderous discourse, critics—like pilgrims—should also be storytellers. The piquant should be mixed well with the pedantic.In fact, the best studies of a film are those that have entered its world and imbibed its spirit. These critics not only have contemplated films, they have tasted and enjoyed them, and they pass both kinds of knowledge onto... |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4585 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfw066 |