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...
| Publié dans: | The journal of religion and film |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Journals Online & Print: | En cours de chargement...
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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2015
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| Dans: |
The journal of religion and film
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
The passion of the Christ
/ Théorie queer
/ Mouvement évangélique
/ Mariage
/ Famille
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Spiritualité chrétienne CH Christianisme et société KBQ Amérique du Nord KDG Église libre KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Queer Theory
Mel Gibson
Passion of the Christ
gender studies
marriage
children
evangelical
rhetoric
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | 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 the latter as good. In particular, these contrasts involve self-indulgent or predatory sexual expression versus a healthy marital relationship, and evil versus loving influences over children, who represent hope for the future. Finally, the article looks at the film’s heavy marketing to American evangelicals and how the symbolic representations in the film relate to evangelical politics and rhetoric concerning contemporaneous queer issues - gay marriage debates in particular. |
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| ISSN: | 1092-1311 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film
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