The Ends of Sacrifice: Mel Gibson's Apocalypto as a Christian Apology for Colonialism

The article argues that Mel Gibson's film Apocalypto (2006) offers a Christian defence of European colonialism as the agency that ends the brutality of Mayan sacrifice. In doing so, the director deploys symbols and techniques borrowed from Christian typology, which depicted the Crucifixion as t...

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Main Author: Yelle, Robert A. 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2011]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2011, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 82-89
Further subjects:B Apocalypto
B Anti-semitism
B Mel Gibson
B Colonialism
B Sacrifice
B Passion of the Christ
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