"The Lost World: Spirituality and Mysticism in Eve's Bayou"

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Abstract

Eve’s Bayou posits the existence of a hidden realm- a “lost world” that humanity has suppressed in the wake of rationalism, humanism and psychoanalysis that has dominated our intellectual spheres. I believe that the work of theological scholars, while not often used in the analysis of cinema, can provide an important bridge connecting us from psychoanalysis to a more expansive theoretical framework that addresses family, gender, culture, race and identity.

Author

• Michele Prettyman Beverly, Georgia State University