An Evil Threat to Marriage, Children and the Future: Queer Theory, "The Passion of the Christ," and Evangelical Political Rhetoric
This article employs queer theory to analyze Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ (2004) for its portrayal of queer characters (Satan and Herod) in contrast with non-queer (Pilate and Claudia, Seraphia, Simon the Cyrene, and Mary, Christ’s mother), and how it depicts the former as evil and th...
| Published in: | The journal of religion and film |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
2015
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| In: |
The journal of religion and film
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
The passion of the Christ
/ Queer theory
/ Evangelical movement
/ Marriage
/ Family
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America KDG Free church KDH Christian sects ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Queer Theory
Mel Gibson
Passion of the Christ
gender studies
marriage
children
evangelical
rhetoric
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Volltext (Verlag) |