Climbing a ladder to heaven: Gnostic vision of the world in Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Contemporary film-makers quite willingly employ motifs typical of various gnostic trends. The author shows that ancient gnosticism is a treasury of motifs and a source of aesthetical and narrative strategies present in contemporary cinema. The article treats Jacob’s Ladder (1990, dir. Adrian Lyne) w...
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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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| In: |
The journal of religion and film
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-30 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jacob's ladder (Film)
/ Gnosis
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| IxTheo Classification: | BF Gnosticism HA Bible ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Gnosis
gnosticism
spirituality
mind-game films
puzzle films
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Contemporary film-makers quite willingly employ motifs typical of various gnostic trends. The author shows that ancient gnosticism is a treasury of motifs and a source of aesthetical and narrative strategies present in contemporary cinema. The article treats Jacob’s Ladder (1990, dir. Adrian Lyne) which is analyzed through Gnostic beliefs. In the author’s opinion, this film can be treated as a model where the gnostic thought has been presented in a coherent and systematic manner. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-1311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film
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