Joan as Jesus: A Feminist Theological Analysis of Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc

The aim of this article is to explore Carl Theodor Dreyer's portrayal of Joan of Arc in his film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) as a female Christ-figure. At the same time I argue that the film can serve as an important dialogue partner in ongoing christological discourse. The conclusion is...

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Autore principale: Arnfríður Guðmundsdóttir 1961- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Wiley-Blackwell [2016]
In: Dialog
Anno: 2016, Volume: 55, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 372-378
Notazioni IxTheo:CD Cristianesimo; cultura
KAJ Età contemporanea
KCD Agiografia
KDB Chiesa cattolica
NBF Cristologia
Altre parole chiave:B Christology
B Christ-figure
B Joan of Arc
B passion story
B Theology of the cross
B Feminist Theology
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Riepilogo:The aim of this article is to explore Carl Theodor Dreyer's portrayal of Joan of Arc in his film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) as a female Christ-figure. At the same time I argue that the film can serve as an important dialogue partner in ongoing christological discourse. The conclusion is that Dreyer's Joan provides a vivid image of Jesus Christ that challenges our fixation on Jesus’ maleness, and helps us to understand better what we really mean when we claim that God, dressed in flesh, became human, like us, female or male.
ISSN:1540-6385
Comprende:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12283