نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
An examination of the historical background of religions reveals numerous conflicts and hostilities among their followers and the current chaotic condition of the world threathens the very existence of and together they make the pursuit of interreligious convergence an undeniable necessity. Maw’ud-Bawary (Belief in the promised one), as one of the shared foundations of all religions, can play a pivotal role in forming Convergent interreligious dialogues. In this regard, emphasizing the theme of salvation in the end times by modern media, especially cinema, is essential and can serve as a driving force toward interreligious unity. However, an observation of Hollywood cinema—as one of the most influential media industries in the contemporary world—shows that in recent decades it has, through a subtle and gradual shift in approach, adopted a new attitude toward the concept of the savior and has moved toward denying the very notion of messianism. Writing this paper, we seek to prove this point by emplying the content analysis method and by presenting various examples of post-apocalyptic and end-of-the-world productions that emphasize salvation without relying on the savior, and as the result, denying the idea of savior.
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