Cannibalism, Communion, and Multifaith Sacrifice in the Novel and Film Life of Pi

: This article argues that Yann Martel's and Ang Lee's Life of Pi is a multicultural story of maternal cannibalism that resists discourses of cannibalism that assume only the excess of the Other can eat human flesh. Whereas on one level the main character's cannibalism is sublimated i...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorn, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: University of Saskatchewan [2015]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2015, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15
Further subjects:B Multiculturalism
B Communion
B Psychoanalysis
B Rationality
B Psychology
B Faith
B Cannibalism
B Life of Pi
B Interfaith Dialogue
B The Eucharist
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Volltext (doi)