From Clichés to Mysticism: Evolution of Religious Motives in Turkish Cinema
As an art form, an academic discipline and an ideological instrument that finds a place in cultural studies and social sciences, film plays a significant role both in the creation and as a reflection of the culture in which it is produced and sustained. Within the relationship between religion and t...
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doaj-cf27810f672049fcb1713a3e71eceed82020-11-24T21:10:30ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442014-03-015119921810.3390/rel5010199rel5010199From Clichés to Mysticism: Evolution of Religious Motives in Turkish CinemaHülya Önal0Department of Radio-Cinema & Television, Faculty of Communication, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Terzioglu Campus, Canakkale 17100, TurkeyAs an art form, an academic discipline and an ideological instrument that finds a place in cultural studies and social sciences, film plays a significant role both in the creation and as a reflection of the culture in which it is produced and sustained. Within the relationship between religion and the cinema in the Turkish context, religion has ironically become an ideological discourse contrasting with the Islamic attitude prohibiting human depiction. This paper seeks to examine the transformation of both religious and secularist clichés and stereotypes in the Turkish cinema, by means of ideological and sociological critiques of some sample films.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/5/1/199religious clichésTurkish cinemaIslamic ritualsWhite Cinema |
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From Clichés to Mysticism: Evolution of Religious Motives in Turkish Cinema |
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As an art form, an academic discipline and an ideological instrument that finds a place in cultural studies and social sciences, film plays a significant role both in the creation and as a reflection of the culture in which it is produced and sustained. Within the relationship between religion and the cinema in the Turkish context, religion has ironically become an ideological discourse contrasting with the Islamic attitude prohibiting human depiction. This paper seeks to examine the transformation of both religious and secularist clichés and stereotypes in the Turkish cinema, by means of ideological and sociological critiques of some sample films. |
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