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A Crypto-Theological Vision of the World in the “Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes” by Piotr Szulkin in the Light of Visual Theology

Cite: , Kryptoteologiczna wizja świata w filmie „Ga-ga. Chwała bohaterom” Piotra Szulkina w świetle teologii wizualnej, "Kultura - Media - Teologia", 2017( 31) nr 4, s. 20-38.

DOI: 10.21697/kmt.31.2

The article contains a theological movie analysis of the work of Piotr Szulkin, the “Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes”. Its aim is to extract a cryptotheological vision of the world contained in this movie, by compiling it with Christian theology, understood as the defined concept of the world. An important point of reference will by the postsecular thought, which sees the hidden choice of theological nature in even the most secularized way of thinking. At the outset, an understanding of the terms of “theology” and “cryptotheology” will be presented. Then, there will be an analysis of time and spaces in the movie. An application to analyze the movie concept of the performance of G. Debord will be a crucial aspect of the undertaken considerations. In the conclusion, there will be an analysis of the concept of sacrifice, which is fundamental to the subject, included in the movie and referenced in the concept of R. Girard.

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Bartosz Wieczorek

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