Allegory and Ambiguity in the Films of Majid Majidi: A Theodicy of Meaning
This paper explores the place of traditional metaphysics in Iranian cinema through an analysis of three films by Majid Majidi. Countering evaluations of Majidi’s films as tritely patriarchal or heavy-handedly logocentric, this paper considers images and allegories in Majidi’s films as responses to t...
Subtitles: | The 2015 International Conference on Religion and Film in Istanbul |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
Journals Online & Print: | |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
[publisher not identified]
2016
|
In: |
The journal of religion and film
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-32 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Majidi, Majid 1959-
/ Film
/ The Modern
/ Allegory
/ Sufism
|
RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam KBM Asia ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
Online Access: |
Volltext (Verlag) |