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Film as religion [electronic resource] : myths, morals, and rituals / John C. Lyden.

By: Lyden, John, 1959-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2003Description: viii, 289 p.Subject(s): Motion pictures -- Religious aspects | Motion pictures -- Moral and ethical aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 291.1/75 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Part I, A method for viewing film as religion ; Existing approaches to religion and film ; The definition of religion ; Myths about myth ; Rituals and morals ; The religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue -- Part II, Genre and film analyses ; Westerns and action movies ; Gangster films ; Melodrama, tearjerkers, and "women's films" ; Romantic comedies ; Children's films and fantasy ; Science fiction ; Thrillers and horror movies.
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291.1/75 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-278) and indexes.

Part I, A method for viewing film as religion ; Existing approaches to religion and film ; The definition of religion ; Myths about myth ; Rituals and morals ; The religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue -- Part II, Genre and film analyses ; Westerns and action movies ; Gangster films ; Melodrama, tearjerkers, and "women's films" ; Romantic comedies ; Children's films and fantasy ; Science fiction ; Thrillers and horror movies.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.