The Spectacle of Politics and Religion in the Contemporary Turkish Cinema
This book explores how politics, religion and cinema encounter and re-invent each other in contemporary Turkish cinema. It investigates their common origin-the spectacle, which each field views as an instrument of governmentality. The book analyses six recent internationally known Turkish films. Thw...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Cham
Palgrave Macmillan
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Literature, Cultural and Media Studies |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Religion and sociology
B Motion pictures and television B Culture Study and teaching B Cultural and Media Studies B Religion And Politics |
| Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 978-3-319-71699-2 Printed edition: 9783319716992 |
| Summary: | This book explores how politics, religion and cinema encounter and re-invent each other in contemporary Turkish cinema. It investigates their common origin-the spectacle, which each field views as an instrument of governmentality. The book analyses six recent internationally known Turkish films. Thwaites discusses how the cinematic nature of politics and religion unfold amidst the increasing media visibility of religion in contemporary Turkey. The chapters explore the relationship between art and religion, and compare religion and philosophy in their relation to truth, belief, and economy. Through close examination of these films, the author highlights the role of cinema in contemporary Turkey and at the heart of the religious paradigm 1. Introduction: Cinema, Politics and Religion -- 2. The Messenger (Ulak) -- 3. A Man’s Fear of God (Takva) -- 4. Let’s Sin! (İtirazım Var) -- 5. Sixty-One Days (İftarlık Gazoz) -- 6. The Imam (The İmam) -- 7. The Shadowless (Gölgesizler) -- 8. Conclusion |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (XII, 114 p, online resource) |
| ISBN: | 3319717006 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71700-5 |