Corpus Christi, Corpus Cyborgensis, and the Body Politic: The Passion Play of RoboCop
Director Paul Verhoeven describes his RoboCop (1987) as “an American Jesus,” but he also notes that “I don’t believe in the resurrection of Jesus in any way.” His irreverent satire echoes the “ironic blasphemy” of Donna Haraway’s “A Manifesto for Cyborgs” (1985) and other specifically postmodern the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Saskatchewan
[2020]
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Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-80 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
RoboCop (Film, 1987)
/ Mystery play
/ Bodiliness
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion KBQ North America |
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Corpus Christi plays
B Post-human B Christ figure B Verhoeven B Robocop B Body B Cyborgs |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |