Screening Divinity

by Lisa Maurice

Book Overview

Lisa Maurice examines screen portrayals of gods - covering Greco-Roman mythology, the Judeo-Christian God and Jesus - from the beginning of cinema to the present day. Focussing on the golden age of the Hollywood epic in the fifties and the twenty-first century second wave of big screen productions, she provides an over-arching picture that allows historical trends and developments to be demonstrated and contrasted.
Engaging with recent scholarship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474425747
• ISBN13: 9781474425742
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"