TY - BOOK AU - Bakker,Freek L. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - The challenge of the silver screen: an analysis of the cinematic portraits of Jesus, Rama, Buddha and Muhammad T2 - Studies in religion and the arts, AV - PN1995.9.R4 B35 2009eb U1 - 791.43/651 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Religion in motion pictures KW - Religious leaders in motion pictures KW - Gods in motion pictures KW - Religious films KW - History and criticism KW - Motion pictures KW - Religious aspects KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Includes filmography and videography; Jesus. A short history -- Analysis -- Historical background -- Many images, one Jesus -- Rama. The films -- Historical background -- The importance of seeing in Hinduism -- The modern Ramayana Kathas -- Buddha. The films -- Historical background -- Resistance to depicting Buddha in film -- Thanks to the Hindus and the Westerners -- Muhammad. The film itself -- The film's relationship to the Muslim tradition -- Conclusions -- Jesus restyled. The Indian Jesus films -- The South African Jesus film -- The Jesus film of the African-American Christians -- Siding with powerless and victims of discrimination -- Some conclusions. Between tradition and creativity : the importance of the audience -- Film, narration modes and subjectivity -- The positions of the actors playing the sacred figures -- The sacred environment -- Outside the cultural context of the religions -- Between the void, images and films : again a key position for the audience; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10372624 ER -