How Long to Read Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema

How Long Does it Take to Read Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema by Kris H.K Chong

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book provides a framework by which a global audience might think theologically about contemporary films produced in mainland China by Chinese directors. Up to this point the academic discipline of Christian theology and film has focussed predominantly on Western cinema, and as a result, has missed out the potential insights offered by Chinese spirituality on film. Mainland Chinese films, produced within the nation’s social structure, offer an excellent lingua franca of China. Illuminating the spiritual imagination of Chinese filmmakers and their yearning for transcendence, the book uses Richard A. Blake’s concept of afterimage to analyse the potential theological implications of their films. It then brings Jürgen Moltmann’s "immanent-transcendence" and Robert K. Johnston’s "God’s wider Presence" into conversation with Confucianist and Daoist ideas of there being, spirituality-speaking, "More in Life than Meets the Eye" than simply material existence. This all combines to move beyond film and allow for a Western audience to gain a new perspective on Chinese culture and traditions. One that uses familiar Western terms, while avoiding the imposition of a Western mindset. This is a new perspective on cinema, religion and Chinese culture that will be of keen interest to scholars of Religion and Film, Religious Studies, Theology, Sociology of Religion and Chinese Studies.

How long is Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema?

Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema by Kris H.K Chong is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema aloud.

What Reading Level is Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema?

Transcendence and Spirituality in Chinese Cinema is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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