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Iranian Sacred Defence Cinema - Religion, Martyrdom and National Identity (Hardcover, New)
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Iranian Sacred Defence Cinema - Religion, Martyrdom and National Identity (Hardcover, New)
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While the cinema of post-revolutionary Iran is internationally
acknowledged, the world outside Iran has been ignorant of the
Iranian war films that are the subject of this pioneering book.
Over 200 Iranian feature films concentrating primarily on fighting
and military operations have appeared since the 1980s and the
beginning of the war between Iran and Iraq. This book presents a
detailed exploration of the 'Sacred Defence cinema' established by
Seyed Morteza Avini, a cinema that directly connects this war to
the faith and religious belief of volunteer guardians of the
revolution. These films remain the primary vehicles of the Islamic
state in Iran for the preservation and memorization of the theme of
martyrdom. As the distinguished film scholar, Hamid Dabashi writes
in his Foreword to the book: 'If national cinemas are predicated on
national traumas, in the volume that Pedram Khosronejad has put
together we are at the heart of Iranian cinema.' "The eight-year
Iran-Iraq war near the end of the 20th century renewed the horrors
of the First World War near the start of the century - causing
millions of casualties and untold devastation on both sides. It
also resulted in a vigorous and dynamic cinematic output in Iran,
producing some of the most ardent Islamist political movies,
Shii-inflected spiritual films, and original theorization of what
constitutes an 'Islamic cinema'. Khosronejad has managed to amass
an astute and fascinating anthology - the first in English - that
brings together an international roster of scholars to deal with
the complexities and varieties of war fiction films, documentaries,
television series and auteur directors." Prof. Hamid Naficy
Northwestern University
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Imprint: |
Sean Kingston Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2012 |
First published: |
October 2012 |
Editors: |
Pedram Khosronejad
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Laminated cover
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Pages: |
230 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-907774-17-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Films, cinema >
General
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LSN: |
1-907774-17-3 |
Barcode: |
9781907774171 |
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