An Evil Threat to Marriage, Children and the Future: Queer Theory, "The Passion of the Christ," and Evangelical Political Rhetoric
This article employs queer theory to analyze Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ (2004) for its portrayal of queer characters (Satan and Herod) in contrast with non-queer (Pilate and Claudia, Seraphia, Simon the Cyrene, and Mary, Christ’s mother), and how it depicts the former as evil and th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2015
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The journal of religion and film
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-30 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The passion of the Christ
/ Queer theory
/ Evangelical movement
/ Marriage
/ Family
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America KDG Free church KDH Christian sects ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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Queer Theory
Mel Gibson
Passion of the Christ
gender studies
marriage
children
evangelical
rhetoric
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | This article employs queer theory to analyze Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ (2004) for its portrayal of queer characters (Satan and Herod) in contrast with non-queer (Pilate and Claudia, Seraphia, Simon the Cyrene, and Mary, Christ’s mother), and how it depicts the former as evil and the latter as good. In particular, these contrasts involve self-indulgent or predatory sexual expression versus a healthy marital relationship, and evil versus loving influences over children, who represent hope for the future. Finally, the article looks at the film’s heavy marketing to American evangelicals and how the symbolic representations in the film relate to evangelical politics and rhetoric concerning contemporaneous queer issues - gay marriage debates in particular. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-1311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film
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