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Muslim Heroes on Screen (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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Muslim Heroes on Screen (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
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If films drawing on Middle East tropes often highlight white
Westerners, figures such as Sinbad and the Thief of Bagdad embody a
counter-tradition of protagonists, derived from Islamic folklore
and history, who are portrayed as 'Other' to Western audiences. In
Muslim Heroes on Screen, Daniel O'Brien explores the depiction of
these characters in Euro-American cinema from the silent era to the
present day. Far from being mere racial masquerade, these screen
portrayals are more complex and nuanced than is generally allowed,
not least in terms of the shifting concepts and assumptions that
inform their Muslim identity. Using films ranging from Douglas
Fairbanks' The Thief of Bagdad, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, El Cid,
Kingdom of Heaven and The Message to The Wind and the Lion, O'Brien
considers how the representational strategies of Western filmmakers
may transcend such Muslim stereotypes as fanatic antagonists or
passive victims. These figures possess a cultural significance
which cannot be fully appreciated by Euro-American audiences
without reference to their distinction as Muslim heroes and the
implications and resonances of an Islamicized protagonist.
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