Of Elephants and Toothaches Ethics, Politics, and Religion in Krzysztof Kieslowski's 'Decalogue' / edited by Eva Badowska and Francesca Parmeggiani. [print]

Introduction: within unrest, there is always a question/ Eva Badowska and Francesca Parmeggiani-- Rules and virtues: the moral insight of the Decalogue/ William Jaworski-- Tablets of stone, tablets of flesh: synesthetic appeal in the Decalogue/ Joseph G. Kickasola-- Decalogue one: witnessing a responsible ethics of response from a Jewish perspective/ Moshe Gold-- Visual reverberations: Decalogue two and Decalogue eight/ Eva M. Stadler-- Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy: Decalogue three/ Joseph W. Koterski, S.J. ; -- Decalogue four: "you are completely free and I pretend it doesn't affect me at all" / Anne-Katrin Titze-- Decalogue five: a short film about killing, sin, and community/ Michael Baur-- States of exception: politics and poetics in Decalogue six/ Eva Badowska-- Decalogue seven: a tale of love, failing words, and moving images/ Francesca Parmeggiani-- Decalogue eight: childhood, emotion, and the shoah/ Emma Wilson-- Divine possession: metaphysical covetousness in Decalogue nine/ Philip Sicker-- Laughter makes good neighbors: sociability and the comic in Decalogue ten/ Regina Small.