Representing Religion in World Cinema Filmmaking, Mythmaking, Cultur
Religious traditions have provided a seemingly endless supply of subject matter for film, from the Ten Commandments to the Mahabharata . At the same time, film production has engendered new religious practices and has altered existing ones, from the cult
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RELIGION/CULTURE/CRITIQUE Series editor: Elizabeth A. Castelli
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REPRESENTING RELIGION IN WORLD CINEMA FILMMAKING, MYTHMAKING, CULTURE MAKING EDITED BY S. BRENT PLATE
REPRESENTING RELIGION IN WORLD CINEMA Copyright © S. Brent Plate, 2003. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2003 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS. Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries.
ISBN 978-1-4039-6051-1 ISBN 978-1-137-10034-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-10034-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Representing religion in world cinema : filmmaking, mythmaking, culture making / edited by S. Brent Plate. p. cm. — (Religion/culture/critique ; 2) Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Motion pictures—Religious aspects. 2. Religion in motion pictures. I. Plate, S. Brent, 1966- II. Series. PN1995.5.R47 2003 791.43’682—dc21
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. First Palgrave Macmillan edition: December 2003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Transferred to Digital Printing 2008.
CONTENTS Series Editor Preface
vii
List of Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgements
xi
Introduction: Filmmaking, Mythmaking, Culture Making S. Brent Plate
1
SECTION ONE: RE-MYTHOLOGIZING CINEMA 1. Jai Santoshi Maa Revisited: On Seeing a Hindu ‘‘Mythological’’ Film Philip Lutgendorf
19
2. ‘‘My Story Begins Before I Was Born’’: Myth, History, and Power in Julie Dash’s Daughters of the Dust Judith Weisenfeld
43
3. Orpheus on Screen: Open and Closed Forms Linda C. Ehrlich 4. Between Time and Eternity: Theological Notes on Shadows and Fog Paul Nathanson
67
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SECTION TWO: RE-PRESENTING RELIGION 5. The Art of Presence: Buddhism and Korean Films Francisca Cho
107
6. Pentecostalism, Prosperity, and Popular Cinema in Ghana Birgit Meyer
121
7. The Islamic Apocalypse: Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s Moment of Innocence Lloyd Ridgeon
145
8. Performative Pilgrims and the Shifting Grounds of Anthropological Documentary Luis A. Vivanco
159
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SECTION THREE: MAKING FILMS, MAKING NATIONS 9. Perfumed Nightmare: Religion and the Philippine Postcolonial Struggle in Third Cinema Antonio D. Sison
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10. Pathologies of Violence: Relig
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