King of Masks: The Myth of Miao-shan and the Empowerment of Women

King of Masks represents a particular type of mythic film that includes within it references to an ancient sacred story and is itself a contemporary recapitulation of it. The movie also belongs to a further subcategory of mythic cinema, using the double citation of the myth—in its original integrity...

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Main Author: Dodd, Kevin ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2012
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2012, Volume: 16, Issue: 1
Further subjects:B Women
B Miao-shan
B Myth
B Religion Motif
B China
B Confucianism
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