Film as Religion
Myths, Morals, and Rituals
by John C. Lyden
Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2003. Film as Religion argues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture. Like more formal religious institutions, films can provide us with ways to view the world and values to confront it. Lyden contends that approaches which interpret films only ideologically or theologically miss the mark in understanding their appeal to viewers. He develops an alternative method which shows how films can be understood as representing a "religious" worldview in their own right. Lyden surveys the state of the study of religion and film, offering an overv.
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Film As Religion: Myths, Morals, and Rituals
2003, Ebsco Publishing
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2003, Ebsco Publishing
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2003, New York University Press
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Film as Religion: Myths, Morals, and Rituals
June 1, 2003, NYU Press, New York University Press
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"In recent years we have seen a surge of interest in religion and film studies."
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