Ho Wing Ki. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 128-135). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Convergence of Religion and Media --- p.4 / Three Conventional Approaches to the Media of Popular Piety / Current Trend of Religion --- p.7 / Characteristics of Film --- p.9 / Rich Resources --- p.10 / Liminoid Consciousness --- p.11 / Transcendence --- p.12 / Engaging the World Through Images --- p.13 / An Interdisciplinary Endeavor --- p.15 / Understanding Audiences --- p.20 / Applying Generic Film Analysis --- p.22 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- OBJECTIVE OF STUDY / Objective of Study --- p.23 / Background / Local Christian Visual Media Before / Evangelistic Films --- p.24 / Evangelistic Feature Films --- p.25 / Research Methods --- p.32 / Outline of The Miracle Box --- p.36 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- "THE G.P.A. OF EVANGELSITIC FILMS: THE GOAL, THE PERCEPTIONS, AND THE ADVANCE" / Establishing the Goal of Evangelistic Films --- p.44 / Conventional Perception about Evangelistic Films --- p.47 / Advance: Narrowing the Gap --- p.48 / Watching for Leisure --- p.53 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- THREE DEVICES FOR RELIGIOUS MEANING GENERATION / Device 1: Genre --- p.55 / Chapter (1) --- Genre Label and Sensitization --- p.58 / Chapter (2) --- Docudrama and Testification --- p.62 / Chapter (3) --- Melodrama and Toning --- p.65 / Summary --- p.69 / Device 2: Symbols --- p.70 / The Box and Hand Over --- p.71 / Suggested Meaning --- p.73 / Compatible Meaning --- p.75 / Ignorance or Opposite Meaning --- p.79 / Nature and God With Us --- p.81 / Summary --- p.84 / Device 3: Critical Moments --- p.86 / Christian Viewers --- p.90 / Non-Christian Viewers --- p.94 / Projection from a Distance --- p.98 / Summary --- p.99 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- CONCLUSION / Conclusion --- p.106 / Limitations and Further Research --- p.112 / APPENDIX I Informants Profile --- p.115 / "APPENDIX II Excerpts Where ""The Box"" is Featured in The Miracle Box" --- p.116 / "APPENDIX III Excerpts Where ""Nature"" is Featured in The Miracle Box" --- p.125 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.128
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325405 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Ho, Wing Ki., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Communication. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, ii, 135 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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