Muslim Heroes on Screen

Author:   Daniel O'Brien
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
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9783030741419


Pages:   251
Publication Date:   17 November 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Daniel O'Brien
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9783030741419


ISBN 10:   3030741419
Pages:   251
Publication Date:   17 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Thieves of Bagdad: The Cinematic Metamorphosis of an Islamicized Hero.- Chapter 3. The Voyages of Sinbad: From Hollywood Cartoon Stooge to Global Fantasy Icon.- Chapter 4. Moutamin and the Mahdi: The Honourable Muslim Ally/Enemy in El Cid and Khartoum.- Chapter 5. Saladin: The West’s Favourite Muslim?.- Chapter 6. Representing the Unrepresentable: Muhammad, The Message, and South Park. Chapter 7. Epilogue: ‘The baraka has not deserted me’—American Expansionism and Muslim Resilience in The Wind and the Lion./

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“The book is a sound contribution to the literature on the study of Islam and Muslim societies in film.” (Ahmad Nuril Huda, Journal of Religion & Film, Vol. 27 (2), October, 2023)


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Daniel O’Brien is a writer and part-time lecturer in film studies, and has worked for both the Department of Film and the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton, UK. His previous books include Classical Masculinity and the Spectacular Body on Film (Palgrave, 2014) and Black Masculinity on Film (Palgrave, 2017).

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