Theology and Survival Movies

An Orthodox Christian Perspective

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by Ioan Buteanu

Type

Studies

Subject

Sociology

Keywords

religion, disaster films

Publishing date

2024

Publisher

Routledge

Collection

Routledge Studies in Religion and Film

1st publishing

2023

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 240 pages
6 x 9 ½ inches (15.5 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-032-41227-6

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Book Presentation:
This book provides an innovative analysis of the survival movie genre from an Orthodox Christian anthropological perspective. Grounded in the Orthodox tradition, the approach builds from the first chapter of Genesis where man is described as made in the ‘image’ and after the ‘likeness’ of God. It offers a nuanced theological exploration of the concept of the survival movie and examines a number of significant cinematic creations, illustrating how issues of survival intersect romantic, Western, science fiction and war films. The author reflects on how survival movies offer a path for the study of human nature given they depict people in crisis situations where they may reveal their true characters. As well as discussing the role of a ‘limit situation’ as a narrative element, the book highlights the spiritual aspect of survival and points to the common hope in survival movies for something more than biological survival. It is valuable reading for scholars working in the field of religion and film.

About the Author:
Ioan Buteanu received a PhD from Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He teaches Orthodox Christianity and has written poetry, prose and screenplays.

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