Islam goes Hollywood. An exploratory study on Islam in Turkish cinema
Abstract By means of two case studies, this article demonstrates how differently Islam is depicted in a Turkish film composed by a secular, intellectual director and in a film considered to promote an Islamic way of life. Yılmaz Güney’s art house film Umut/Hope (1970) depicts Islam as an integra...
Main Author: | Petra de Bruijn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Pittsburgh
2012-11-01
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Series: | CINEJ Cinema Journal |
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Online Access: | http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/51 |
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