Reading Bond Films through the Lens of "Religion": Discourse of “the West and the Rest”

Religion has been absent from the study of James Bond films. Similarly, James Bond has been absent from studies on religion and popular culture. This article aims to fill the gap by examining 25 Bond films through the lens of "religion". The analysis suggests that there are a number of ref...

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Veröffentlicht: Institut f. Fundamentaltheologie [2019]
In: Journal for religion, film and media
Jahr: 2019, Band: 5, Heft: 2, Seiten: 119-139
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B James-Bond-Film / Religion
RelBib Classification:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
AG Religiöses Leben; materielle Religion
CD Christentum und Kultur
weitere Schlagwörter:B James Bond
B Myth
B Film
B Rationality
B Imperialism
B Religion
B Representation
B Christianity
B the West
B Discourse
B Secular
B Colonialism
B Popular Culture
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