期刊名称：Symposia: The Journal of the Department for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto
印刷版ISSN：2368-9323
出版年度：2014
卷号：6
页码：75-93
语种：English
出版社：University of Toronto
摘要：This paper examines Stanley Kubrick’s, The Shining , in the light of the Japanese religious tradition of Shugendō. Kubrick’s work has consistently and purposefully explored themes of spiritual transformation, and has consistently forcefully urged viewers to transcend day-to-day modes of thought. The Shining has commonly been viewed as among the greatest horror films ever produced, but this accolade fails to acknowledge the deep spiritual elements embedded within the film. Many aspects of the film readily avail themselves to a spiritual reading, especially in its use of liminal space, enchantment, and the sensations of the uncanny and the numinous. Shugendō, an ascetic path to enlightenment through mountain retreats and communication with spirits, finds particular relationship with this film. Placing the film and religion into dialogue with each other elucidates both Kubrick’s work and the religious tradition itself.
关键词：Shugendō; Japanese religion; Japanese spirituality; Buddhism; Stanley Kubrick; popular culture; religion and film; liminal space
