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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
In The Land Of Brothers, John C. Lyden
In The Land Of Brothers, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of In the Land of Brothers (2024), directed by Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi.
Bagdad On Fire, John C. Lyden
Bagdad On Fire, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Bagdad on Fire (2023), directed by Karrar Al-Azzawi.
Joonam, John C. Lyden
Joonam, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Joonam (2023), directed by Sierra Urich.
Bombay Cinema’S Islamicate Histories, Amanda Lanzillo
Bombay Cinema’S Islamicate Histories, Amanda Lanzillo
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a book review of Ira Bhaskar and Richard Allen, eds., Bombay Cinema’s Islamicate Histories (Intellect Ltd, 2022).
The Return: Life After Isis, John C. Lyden
The Return: Life After Isis, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of The Return: Life After ISIS (2021), directed by Alba Sotorra Clua.
No Riddle But Time: Historical Consciousness In Two Islamicate Films, David Sander
No Riddle But Time: Historical Consciousness In Two Islamicate Films, David Sander
Journal of Religion & Film
This article explores ways in which film expresses “internal history” in the context of Muslim cultures. As such, it enquires how film can work as both Islamic art and historical contemplation. The films discussed here, Nacer Khemir’s Wanderers in the Desert and Muhammad Rasoulof’s Iron Island, inhabit and explore the borderline between imagination and reality. The films in question offer an imaginal interspace between “modern” and “traditional” worlds. As such they open up critical perspectives on the meaning of history. What follows is a discussion of how each film offers a window onto differing perceptions of time, and what …
Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness, John C. Lyden
Yalda, A Night For Forgiveness, John C. Lyden
Journal of Religion & Film
This is a film review of Yalda, A Night for Forgiveness (2019) directed by Massoud Bakhshi.
The Movie Mogul, Moses And Muslims: Islamic Elements In Cecil B. Demille’S The Ten Commandments (1956), Michael D. Calabria Ofm
The Movie Mogul, Moses And Muslims: Islamic Elements In Cecil B. Demille’S The Ten Commandments (1956), Michael D. Calabria Ofm
Journal of Religion & Film
Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film, The Ten Commandments, has come to define the genre of the biblical epic. It has earned a permanent place in American culture due to its annual airing on television during the Easter and Passover holidays. Most viewers are unaware, however, that DeMille had sought to make a film that would appeal to Jews, Christians and Muslims at a time when their common Abrahamic ancestry had yet to be articulated, and interreligious dialogue was all but unheard of. To this end, Henry Noerdlinger, DeMille’s researcher for the film, consulted the Qur’an, and screenwriters incorporated Islamic …