RT Article
T1 Doctor Who and the Iconographic Search for an Ecstatic Human Religious Experience
JF Implicit religion
VO 18
IS 4
SP 517
OP 525
A1 Embry, Stacy
LA English
PB Equinox
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1571529047
AB The concept of the leading character from Doctor Who, the Doctor, as the perennial Everyman is directly taken from the medieval play, uplifting and educating viewers whilst making religious morality lessons into entertainment. This article claims that the Doctor, focusing o his eleventh incarnation portrayed by actor Matt Smith, is Everyman and yet no man. He is a Time Lord on a human quest for an ecstatic religious experience. Yet by his journey alone, the Doctor glimpses a hope that ultimately eludes him. This modern television program, through iconic imagery and performance, creates the world of the Doctor whilst teaching a Christian way of living without ever using the term Christ.
K1 Character
K1 CHARACTERS & characteristics on television
K1 Christian Life
K1 cveryman
K1 DOCTOR Who (TV program)
K1 ecstatic
K1 enlighten
K1 Experience (Religion)
K1 IDOLS & images
K1 Morality
DO 10.1558/imre.v18i4.29091