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  1. Shiʿi Islam in Iranian cinema
    religion and spirituality in film
    Author: Pak-Shiraz, Nacim
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Tauris, London [u.a.]

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    Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg
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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film, Bibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781848855106; 1848855109
    RVK Categories: AP 59568
    Series: International library of cultural studies ; 17
    Subjects: Film; Religion; Islam <Motiv>; Film; Schiiten
    Other subjects: Motion pictures / Iran; Islam in motion pictures; Motion pictures / Religious aspects / Islam
    Scope: XVI, 239 S., Ill.
  2. Shiʿi Islam in Iranian cinema
    religion and spirituality in film
    Author: Pak-Shiraz, Nacim
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  Tauris, London [u.a.]

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    Freie Universität Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek
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    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universitätsbibliothek, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum
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    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 9781848855106; 1848855109
    RVK Categories: AP 59568
    Series: International library of cultural studies ; 17
    Subjects: Film; Religion; Islam <Motiv>; Film; Schiiten
    Other subjects: Motion pictures / Iran; Islam in motion pictures; Motion pictures / Religious aspects / Islam
    Scope: XVI, 239 S., Ill.
  3. Shi'i Islam in Iranian Cinema
    Religion and Spirituality in Film
    Author: Pak-Shiraz, Nacim
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  I.B. Tauris, London

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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0857720503; 9780857720504
    Series: International library of cultural studies
    Subjects: Motion pictures / Iran; Motion pictures / Religious aspects / Islam; Motion pictures; Fine Arts; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism; Islam in motion pictures; Motion pictures / Religious aspects / Islam; Film; Religion; Islam in motion pictures; Motion pictures; Schiiten; Film; Islam <Motiv>
    Scope: 1 online resource (256 pages)
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    List of Ilustrations; Note on Transliteration; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; Approaches to the Study of Religion and Spirituality in Western Cinema; Shi'i Islam in Iranian Cinema; 1. SHI'ISM IN IRAN: AN HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; The Appeal of Shi'ism in Iran and the Foundations of Twelver Shi'ism; The Twelver Shi'i State of Iran and the Shi'i Ulama; Conclusions; 2. CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN DISCOURSES ON RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN CINEMA; Cinema's Introduction into a Muslim Society; Cinema's Place within Islamic Jurisprudence; The Paradox of Cinema as a 'Technological Art'

    Cinema as a Domain for Religious and Spiritual DiscourseConclusions; 3. FILMIC DISCOURSES ON THE ROLE OF THE CLERGY IN IRAN; Resistance to Monopolising Islam; Parables on the World of the Clergy; Morals and Values; Conclusions; 4. SIGHT, SOUND AND SUFISM: MYSTICAL ISLAM IN MAJIDI'S FILMS; The Mystical Approach; Pain and Suffering; Self-Sacrifice and the Alchemy of Love; Conclusions; 5. CINEMA AS A RESERVOIR FOR CULTURAL MEMORY; The Figure of Husayn and Iranian Shi'i Identity; Ta'ziyeh: the only Islamic Drama; Beyzaie: a Film-maker Rooted in 'Historical Genealogy'; Ta'ziyeh and its Spectators

    Conclusions6. THINKING FILMS: KIAROSTAMI, A POETIC PHILOSOPHER; Philosophy in Film; Kiarostami, a 'Poetic Philosopher'; Reading Life and Death in Kiarostami's Films; Conclusions; CONCLUSION; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; FILMOGRAPHY; INDEX.

    In recent years there has been a remarkable surge in Iranian films expressing contentious issues which would otherwise be very difficult to discuss publicly inside the Islamic Republic of Iran - such as the role of clergy in Iranian society. Nacim Pak-Shiraz here highlights how many Iranian film directors concern themselves with the content of the religious and historical narratives of culture and society, sparking debate about the medium's compatibility or incongruity with religion and spirituality. She explores the various ways that Shi'i discourse emerges on screen, and offers groundbreakin