Screening religions in Italy : contemporary Italian cinema and television in the post-secular public sphere / Clodagh J. Brook

Author:: Brook, Clodagh J.
Published:: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
Physical Description:: 180 pages ; 24 cm.

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Series:

Toronto Italian studies

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.The Space for Religious Filmmaking: Policy and Infrastructures -- 2.The Persistence of Religion on Screen: Icons, Rituals, and the Arts -- 3.Countercultural Catholic Values in the Public Sphere -- 4.Protest in the Public Sphere: The Shifting Line between Religious and Secular Space -- 5.Voicing the Religious Other: Assimilation, Horror, Resolution.

Summary:

"This is the first book-length study to address the question of religion in contemporary Italian cinema and television. It questions why religion persists on Italian screens and how this reflects and constructs Italy's emerging post-secularity."--

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ISBN:

9781487503475 hardcover
1487503474 hardcover

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

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