{"product_id":"salvation-from-cinema-9781138913943","title":"Salvation from Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalvation from Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e offers something new to the burgeoning field of religion and film: the religious significance of film technique. Discussing the history of both cinematic devices and film theory, Crystal Downing argues that attention to the material medium echoes Christian doctrine about the materiality of Christ's body as the medium of salvation. Downing cites Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu perspectives on film in order to compare and clarify the significance of medium within the frameworks of multiple traditions. This book will be useful to professors and students interested in the relationship between religion and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSalvation from Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e is cogent, comprehensive, beautifully written, and stunningly consistent. With a masterful grasp of cinematic history and a lucid deployment of philosophers such as C.S. Peirce and J. Derrida, Downing both shows up the ideological work of film and lures readers to its ethical possibilities.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM. Gail Hamner, Syracuse University, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A distinctive contribution to the study of religion and film.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam L. Blizek, University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Downing eschews the 'gnostic' logic that films need to point 'beyond' themselves to higher divine realities, instead arguing that the message is incarnate in and cannot be separated from the medium. Her book is filled with trenchant analyses of films that support this thesis, demonstrating that \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e films show is part and parcel of \u003ci\u003ewhat \u003c\/i\u003ethey show—and in the process, she helps us see a host of films in new ways.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn C. Lyden, Grand View University, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Toward a Union of Medium and Message. \u003cb\u003ePart I: \u003c\/b\u003eTheories of Film Salvation. Chapter 1: Let There Be Enlightenment: Salvation from Religion and Film. Chapter 2: Light from Light: Seeing Cinema Constellations. Chapter 3: Gazing at the Stars: Nudity on Screen. Chapter 4: Breaking the Fourth Wall: Salvation from the Screen. \u003cb\u003ePart II:\u003c\/b\u003e Salvation from Film Theory. Chapter 5: Enlightenment as Mass Deception: Certain Tendencies in Film Theory. Chapter 6: The Gift of Salvation: Derrida and Holocaust Cinema. Chapter 7: Seeing Cinema Differently: Salvation from C. S. Peirce. Chapter 8: From Delusion to Deleuzean Cinema: Salvation from Hugo.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577859772759,"sku":"9781138913943","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138913943.jpg?v=1746096967","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/salvation-from-cinema-9781138913943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}