{"product_id":"9781438453514","title":"Buddhism and American Cinema","description":"\u003ci\u003eDiscusses both depictions of Buddhism in film and Buddhist takes on a variety of films.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1989, the same year the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a decade-long boom of films dedicated to Buddhist people, history, and culture began. Offering the first scholarly treatment of Buddhism and cinema, the editors advise that there are two kinds of Buddhist film: those that are about Buddhists and those that are not. Focusing on contemporary American offerings, the contributors extend a two-pronged approach, discussing how Buddhism has been captured by directors and presenting Buddhist-oriented critiques of the worlds represented in films that would seem to have no connection with Buddhism. Films discussed range from those set in Tibet, such as \u003ci\u003eKundun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLost Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e, to those set well outside of any Buddhist milieu, such as \u003ci\u003eGroundhog Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e. The contributors explain the Buddhist theoretical concepts that emerge in these works, including karma, the bardo, and reincarnation, and consider them in relation to interpretive strategies that include feminism, postcolonialism, and contemplative psychological approaches.","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123181240560,"sku":"9781438453514","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781438453514_p0.jpg?v=1763755135","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781438453514","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}