Playing with Paradigms: The Christ-figure Genre in Contemporary Film
Numerous mainstream films feature a plot line loosely based on the Gospel narrative and a protagonist who has some Christ-like features. This paper will argue that the Christ-figure motif is not a minor element in contemporary cinema; rather, Christ-figure films constitute a genre in their own right...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
2008
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Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 298-317 |
Further subjects: | B
Bible and Film
B Christ-Figure films |
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