Film as religion : myths, morals, and rituals /
Lyden, John, 1959-
Film as religion : myths, morals, and rituals / John C. Lyden. - Second edition. - viii, 302 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291) and indexes.
Definition of religion -- Myths about myth -- Rituals and morals -- Religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue -- Intermission: thoughts on genre and audiences -- Genre and film analyses. Westerns and action and superhero films -- Gangster films -- Melodrama and "women's films" -- Romantic comedies -- Children's fantasy films -- Science-fiction films -- Horror films -- War films. Part I:Method for viewing film as religion -- Part II:
The first edition of Film as Religion was one of the first texts to develop a framework for the analysis of the religious function of films for audiences. Like more formal religious institutions, films can provide us with ways to view the world and the values to confront it. Lyden argues that the cultural influence of films is analogous to that of religions, so that films can be understood as representing a "religious" worldview in their own right. Thoroughly updating his examples, Lyden examines a range of film genres and individual films, from The Godfather to The Hunger Games to Frozen, to show how film can function religiously.
9781479802074 1479802077 9781479811991 1479811998
2019009086
019637525 Uk
Motion pictures--Religious aspects.
Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.
Cinéma--Aspect religieux.
Cinéma--Aspect moral.
Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.
Motion pictures--Religious aspects.
PN1995.5 / .L89 2019
791.43/682
Film as religion : myths, morals, and rituals / John C. Lyden. - Second edition. - viii, 302 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291) and indexes.
Definition of religion -- Myths about myth -- Rituals and morals -- Religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue -- Intermission: thoughts on genre and audiences -- Genre and film analyses. Westerns and action and superhero films -- Gangster films -- Melodrama and "women's films" -- Romantic comedies -- Children's fantasy films -- Science-fiction films -- Horror films -- War films. Part I:Method for viewing film as religion -- Part II:
The first edition of Film as Religion was one of the first texts to develop a framework for the analysis of the religious function of films for audiences. Like more formal religious institutions, films can provide us with ways to view the world and the values to confront it. Lyden argues that the cultural influence of films is analogous to that of religions, so that films can be understood as representing a "religious" worldview in their own right. Thoroughly updating his examples, Lyden examines a range of film genres and individual films, from The Godfather to The Hunger Games to Frozen, to show how film can function religiously.
9781479802074 1479802077 9781479811991 1479811998
2019009086
019637525 Uk
Motion pictures--Religious aspects.
Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.
Cinéma--Aspect religieux.
Cinéma--Aspect moral.
Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.
Motion pictures--Religious aspects.
PN1995.5 / .L89 2019
791.43/682