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Film as religion : myths, morals, and rituals / John C. Lyden.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : New York University Press, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Second editionDescription: viii, 302 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781479802074
  • 1479802077
  • 9781479811991
  • 1479811998
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43/682 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1995.5 .L89 2019
Contents:
Part I:Method for viewing film as religion -- Definition of religion -- Myths about myth -- Rituals and morals -- Religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue -- Intermission: thoughts on genre and audiences -- Part II: 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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection PN1995.5 .L89 2019 Available 31794003188399
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) PN1995.5 .L89 2019 Available 31826003531093

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-291) and indexes.

Part I:Method for viewing film as religion -- Definition of religion -- Myths about myth -- Rituals and morals -- Religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue -- Intermission: thoughts on genre and audiences -- Part II: 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.

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.

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