Title: Luminous : the spiritual life on film /
Authors: King, Mike, 1953-; Roache, Linus, 1964-
Year: 2014
Subjects: Religion in motion pictures.; Motion pictures Religious aspects; Motion pictures Religious aspects; Religion in motion pictures
Abstract: "This book explores different aspects of the spiritual life as projected in nearly 300 movies, of which 60 are essential viewing. A dozen themes have been identified in which to group them. Two types of film were excluded: escapist fantasy and the religious costume drama. The final selection are films of highly serious intent"--
Contents: Spiritual aesthetics, nature and the romantic -- The esoteric, the new age and neoplatonism -- Dying, suicide and bereavement -- Ghosts, angels and the afterlife -- Reincarnation and resurrection -- Spiritual chaos and rubber reality -- Wisdom, teachers and disciples -- Priests, monks, nuns and spiritual community -- Spiritual practice, discipline and the martial arts -- Violence, compassion, forgiveness and atonement -- East vs. West -- Secular vs. spiritual -- Conclusions: a luminous cinema of the spirit.