Joan as Jesus: A Feminist Theological Analysis of Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc
The aim of this article is to explore Carl Theodor Dreyer's portrayal of Joan of Arc in his film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) as a female Christ-figure. At the same time I argue that the film can serve as an important dialogue partner in ongoing christological discourse. The conclusion is...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Wiley-Blackwell
[2016]
|
| In: |
Dialog
Year: 2016, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 372-378 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KCD Hagiography; saints KDB Roman Catholic Church NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Christology
B Christ-figure B Joan of Arc B passion story B Theology of the cross B Feminist Theology |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Summary: | The aim of this article is to explore Carl Theodor Dreyer's portrayal of Joan of Arc in his film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) as a female Christ-figure. At the same time I argue that the film can serve as an important dialogue partner in ongoing christological discourse. The conclusion is that Dreyer's Joan provides a vivid image of Jesus Christ that challenges our fixation on Jesus maleness, and helps us to understand better what we really mean when we claim that God, dressed in flesh, became human, like us, female or male. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12283 |