Profane Parables. Film and the American Dream, Hardback - Matthew S. Rindge

Ultimately, Rindge considers how these parabolic films operate as sacred texts in their own right.--Sofia Sjoe "Journal of Religion, Media, and Dig...

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The pioneering anthropologist Sherry B. Ortner explores the culture and practices of independent filmmaking in the U.S., arguing that during the pa...

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The parables of Jesus are puzzling sayings and stories with world-transforming potential. Parables for Preachers offers an understanding of how par...

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