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Luminous : the spiritual life on film / Mike King ; foreword by Linus Roache.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.R4 K56 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King, Mike, 1953- author.
- Roache, Linus, 1964- author of foreword.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion in motion pictures.
- Motion pictures--Religious aspects.
- Motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
- Summary:
- "This book explores different aspects of the spiritual life as projected in nearly 300 movies, of which 60 are essential viewing. A dozen themes have been identified in which to group them. Two types of film were excluded: escapist fantasy and the religious costume drama. The final selection are films of highly serious intent"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Spiritual aesthetics, nature and the romantic
- The esoteric, the new age and neoplatonism
- Dying, suicide and bereavement
- Ghosts, angels and the afterlife
- Reincarnation and resurrection
- Spiritual chaos and rubber reality
- Wisdom, teachers and disciples
- Priests, monks, nuns and spiritual community
- Spiritual practice, discipline and the martial arts
- Violence, compassion, forgiveness and atonement
- East vs. West
- Secular vs. spiritual
- Conclusions: a luminous cinema of the spirit.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786476428
- 0786476427
- OCLC:
- 849204856
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