Judaism

Wright, Melanie (2009). Judaism. In: Lyden, John ed. The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 91–108.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195170214.003.0006

URL: http://www.routledgemedia.com/books/The-Routledge-...

Abstract

This chapter offers a critical overview of issues relating to the representation of Judaism in the cinema. Beginning with a discussion of Joan Micklin Silver's 1975 film, Hester Street, it considers Judaism in silent film; Judaism and Jewish-Christian relations in post Shoah cinema; Israeli films depicting Judaism; Screen images of Hasidic Judaism, and Judaism and postmodernism in the cinema.

Viewing alternatives

Metrics

Item Actions

Export

You can export this page using these formats Digital Object Identifier - DOI

About

• Item ORO ID
• 15888
• Item Type
• Book Section
• ISBN
• 0-415-44853-0, 978-0-415-44853-6
• Keywords
• Religion and Film -- Judaism, screen depictions of -- Judaism, cultural studies approaches
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Social Sciences and Global Studies
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
• Depositing User
• Melanie Wright