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1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; HalfTitle; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: Black steel in the hour of documentary; What is this book about?; Research methods; Outline; CHAPTER ONE Beyond the ubiquitous black choir; Entry into television broadcasting: Right to reply, 1996; Representational politics; The dominant representations of black Christianity on British television; The choir; Conflicted Christian body; New position; CHAPTER TWO Set on, cast out; Emancipatory framework; CHAPTER THREE Witchcraft; Deliver us from evil; Witchcraft as moral discourse |
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Witchcraft, malevolent surplus and moral discourseCHAPTER FOUR Exorcism; Exorcism in the Bible; Interpreting exorcism; Post-colonial interpretation; Gerasene demoniac; Exorcism and the emancipatory framework; CHAPTER FIVE Bewitchment of empire; Catholic cannibalism; Destruction of the Indies; Collusion with the empire; Protestant zombies; Legitimating slavery; Church of England complicity; CHAPTER SIX Memory cannibalism; An archaeology of cannibal accusation; White cannibalism; Babylon system cannibal; Memory cannibalism; Bicentennial food; Non-prophetic ministry; CHAPTER SEVEN Zombie worship |
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Vodou: A Short HistoryThe zombie; New Church; Zombie worship and academic-theology phobia; Conclusion; CHAPTER EIGHT Signs and wonders; Sanctification; Encoding/decoding; Conjure; CHAPTER NINE Poetic justice; What is documentary?; Documentary modes; Poetic; CHAPTER TEN Bewitchment in documentary; The canon; Bewitchment: Britain's Slave Trade (1999); Non-prophetic ministry: Black Messiah (2001); Academic-theology phobia: Ebony Towers (2003); CHAPTER ELEVEN Exorcism in the political documentary; Empire Pays Back (2005); Prophetic ministry: The bill; The Great African Scandal (2007); Rice; Cocoa |
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GoldProphetic ministry: Fair(er) trade; CHAPTER TWELVE Exorcism in the Bible documentary; Bible films and exorcism; Who Wrote the Bible? (2004); How I was taught; New interpretation; New perception: A hermeneutic of suspicion; The Book of Revelation: The Last Judgment (2010); How I was taught; New interpretation; New perception: Fighting injustice; Conclusion: Towards an exorcism aesthetic; Summary; For political engagement; For theological education; For an exorcism aesthetic; Keith Piper; Trinity United Church of Christ; For those who are not black Pentecostals; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Documentary as Exorcism is an interdisciplinary study that builds upon the insights of postcolonial studies, critical race theory, theological and religious studies and media and film studies to showcase the role of documentary film as a system of signifying capable of registering complex theological ideas while pursuing the authentic aims of documentary filmmaking. Robert Beckford marries the concepts of 'theology as visual practice' and 'theology as political engagement' to develop a new mode of documentary filmmaking that embeds emancipation from oppression in its aesthetic. In various docu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Beckford, Robert
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| SUBJECT |
Beckford, Robert fast |
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Documentary films -- Philosophy
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Pentecostal churches -- Great Britain
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Religion in motion pictures.
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Imperialism in motion pictures.
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Theology.
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theology.
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Religion: general.
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Systematic.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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Imperialism in motion pictures
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Pentecostal churches
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Religion in motion pictures
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Theology
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441120700 |
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144112070X |
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1306726530 |
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9781306726535 |
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9781441127198 |
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1441127194 |
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9781472594525 |
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1472594525 |
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9781847063915 |
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1847063918 |
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9781847063922 |
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1847063926 |
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