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Profane Parables

Autor Matthew S. Rindge
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 dec 2017 – vârsta de la 22 ani

The sacred ethos of the American Dream has become a central pillar of American civil religion. The belief that meaning is fashioned from some mixture of family, friends, a stable career, and financial security permeates American culture. Profane Parables examines three films that assault this venerated American myth. Fight Club (1999), American Beauty (1999), and About Schmidt (2002) indict the American Dream as a meaningless enterprise that is existentially, ethically, and aesthetically bankrupt.

In their blistering critique of the hallowed wisdom of the American Dream, these films function like Jesus' parables. As narratives of disorientation, Jesus' parables upend conventional and cherished worldviews. Author Matthew Rindge illustrates the religious function of these films as parables of subversion that provoke rather than comfort and disturb rather than stabilize. Ultimately, Rindge considers how these parabolic films operate as sacred texts in their own right.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781602589940
ISBN-10: 1602589941
Pagini: 191
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.29 kg
Editura: Baylor University Press

Cuprins

Introduction1. The American Dream: The Sacred Ethos of American Religion2. Fight Club : Lamenting God's Abandonment and the American Dream3. American Beauty : Death as Divine Beauty4. About Schmidt : An American Rich Fool5. Films as Parables of DisorientationConclusion