Hollywood in the Holy Land

By Nickolas Haydock, Edward L. Risden

Subjects: Middle ages in motion pictures, Middle Ages in motion pictures, Crusades in motion pictures, East and West in motion pictures

Description: "An exciting new work in the burgeoning field of movie medievalism, this collection of essays focuses on film representations of the Crusades, other medieval East/West encounters, and the modern inheritance of encounters between orientalist fantasy and apocalyptic conspiracy. The essays themselves make substantial contributions to our understanding of orientalist medievalism in film"--Provided by publisher.