The Miasmas of Religion: Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love

In an assessment of religion, mood is especially valuable, as Clifford Geertz noted. In this pragmatic essay, I suggest that adolescent mood is particularly valuable in understanding religion, as can be seen in Wong Kar-Wai's 2000 movie In the Mood for Love, and in conversation with Geertz and...

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Main Author: Ruf, Frederick J. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2022
In: Cross currents
Year: 2022, Volume: 72, Issue: 4, Pages: 368-378
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Summary:In an assessment of religion, mood is especially valuable, as Clifford Geertz noted. In this pragmatic essay, I suggest that adolescent mood is particularly valuable in understanding religion, as can be seen in Wong Kar-Wai's 2000 movie In the Mood for Love, and in conversation with Geertz and William James.
ISSN:1939-3881
Contains:Enthalten in: Cross currents
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cro.2022.0032