The thirteen essays in this book offer various interpretations of Mel Gibson’s work, treating this brilliant but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher.
The thirteen essays in this book offer various interpretations of Mel Gibson’s work, treating this brilliant but controversial figure not only as a filmmaker but as a historian, religious thinker, and social philosopher.
Adam Barkman is professor of philosophy at Redeemer University. Antonio Sanna is teaching assistant at the University of Sassari.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I: The Religious Thinker Chapter 1. Faith, Female Sacrifice, and the Medieval Martyr in Mel Gibson's Braveheart Chapter 2. A Challenge to Jewish-Christian Relations: Mel Gibson and The Passion of the Christ Chapter 3. What Apocalypto Reveals: Migratory Premonition and Religiosity in Gibson's NA Film Chapter 4. The Power of Passion: Lessons on the Messiah from the Sacred and Secular Part II: The Social Philosopher Chapter 5. Mel Gibson's Visceral Vision: Exploring Recovery from the Human Condition Chapter 6. The Arete of War: Aristotelian Virtue in Braveheart Chapter 7. It's a Real, Real, Real Man's World: Sexy Martyrdom and Heroic Fortitude in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, and Hacksaw Ridge Part III: The Filmmaker and Historian Chapter 8. A Falling Comedy Star: The Ascent, Descent and Shift in the Comedy Film Career of Mel Gibson Chapter 9. Mel Gibson's Apocalypto: 'Not the Maya We Know' Chapter 10. Film Adaptation, Depoliticization and The Man Without a Face Chapter 11. Apocalypto and the Ancient Maya: To Entertain or to Educate? Chapter 12. Mel Gibson's Unarmed War: Hacksaw Ridge
Part I: The Religious Thinker Chapter 1. Faith, Female Sacrifice, and the Medieval Martyr in Mel Gibson's Braveheart Chapter 2. A Challenge to Jewish-Christian Relations: Mel Gibson and The Passion of the Christ Chapter 3. What Apocalypto Reveals: Migratory Premonition and Religiosity in Gibson's NA Film Chapter 4. The Power of Passion: Lessons on the Messiah from the Sacred and Secular Part II: The Social Philosopher Chapter 5. Mel Gibson's Visceral Vision: Exploring Recovery from the Human Condition Chapter 6. The Arete of War: Aristotelian Virtue in Braveheart Chapter 7. It's a Real, Real, Real Man's World: Sexy Martyrdom and Heroic Fortitude in Mel Gibson's Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ, and Hacksaw Ridge Part III: The Filmmaker and Historian Chapter 8. A Falling Comedy Star: The Ascent, Descent and Shift in the Comedy Film Career of Mel Gibson Chapter 9. Mel Gibson's Apocalypto: 'Not the Maya We Know' Chapter 10. Film Adaptation, Depoliticization and The Man Without a Face Chapter 11. Apocalypto and the Ancient Maya: To Entertain or to Educate? Chapter 12. Mel Gibson's Unarmed War: Hacksaw Ridge
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