Of elephants and toothaches: ethics, politics, and religion in Krzysztof Kieślowski's Decalogue

Introduction: within unrest, there is always a question / Eva Badowska and Francesca Parmeggiani -- Rules and virtues: the moral insight of the Decalogue / William Jaworski -- Tablets of stone, tablets of flesh: synesthetic appeal in the Decalogue / Joseph G. Kickasola -- Decalogue one: witnessing a...

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Contributors: Badowska, Eva (Editor) ; Parmeggiani, Francesca (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Fordham University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Edition:First edition
Further subjects:B Dekalog (Television program)
B Religion on television
B Kieślowski, Krzysztof 1941-1996 Criticism and interpretation
B Television programs Moral and ethical aspects Poland
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Summary:Introduction: within unrest, there is always a question / Eva Badowska and Francesca Parmeggiani -- Rules and virtues: the moral insight of the Decalogue / William Jaworski -- Tablets of stone, tablets of flesh: synesthetic appeal in the Decalogue / Joseph G. Kickasola -- Decalogue one: witnessing a responsible ethics of response from a Jewish perspective / Moshe Gold -- Visual reverberations: Decalogue two and Decalogue eight / Eva M. Stadler -- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy: Decalogue three / Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. -- Decalogue four: "The Mother Up in Smoke, or "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother" / Gabriella Ripa di Meana -- Decalogue five: a short film about killing, sin, and community / Michael Baur -- States of exception: politics and poetics in Decalogue six / Eva Badowska -- Decalogue seven: a tale of love, failing words, and moving images / Francesca Parmeggiani -- Decalogue eight: childhood, emotion, and the shoah / Emma Wilson -- Divine possession: metaphysical covetousness in Decalogue nine / Philip Sicker -- Laughter makes good neighbors: sociability and the comic in Decalogue ten / Regina Small
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0823267105