Corpus Christi, Corpus Cyborgensis, and the Body Politic: The Passion Play of RoboCop

Director Paul Verhoeven describes his RoboCop (1987) as “an American Jesus,” but he also notes that “I don’t believe in the resurrection of Jesus in any way.” His irreverent satire echoes the “ironic blasphemy” of Donna Haraway’s “A Manifesto for Cyborgs” (1985) and other specifically postmodern the...

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Main Author: Geck, John A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2020]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-80
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B RoboCop (Film, 1987) / Mystery play / Bodiliness
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
KBQ North America
Further subjects:B Corpus Christi plays
B Post-human
B Christ figure
B Verhoeven
B Robocop
B Body
B Cyborgs
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