AD317 Religion Today: Tradition, Modernity and Change

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Advice on TMA

Option 1: interpretation of texts count as representation. Translation is an issue - may change representation. Example of "piglet of God". See "The Yali Story".

Note representation of religions as nationalist.

Note possibility of bringing in globalisation and secularisation if appropriate.

Option 2 make sure to discuss both new and traditional representations. Consider outsider as well as insider represntations. Consider correlation between media and audience. E.g. size of audience.

Check the illustrations book - not many people use it.

Modern representations of Christianity.

Note controversial and uncontroversial uses - and note that it depends on to whom it's controversial.

Auden's "Roman Wall Blues" came into it somewhere - I'm not sure why.

And finally I had a good idea about representation in film - M*A*S*H suddenly occurred to me - the scene where they are preparing Waldowski for his suicide, and the tableau freezes moentarily into the Last Supper.

As I've been having fun with links in this tutorial report, here are some more:

Find them all at the Internet Movie Database

Or at Celluloid Jesus

And there's tons of stuff at the Journal of Religion and Film

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus the man behind the Millenium

King of Kings

A collection of reviews of Monty Python's Life of Brian

Son of man

Review of The Gospel According to St Matthew

The Greatest story Ever Told

The king of kings

The miracle maker

Review of The last temptation of Christ

Another review of The last temptation of Christ