Lyden, John,  1959- <br/><br/>
Film as religion  myths, morals, and rituals /  [electronic resource] : 
John C. Lyden. 
 - New York :  New York University Press,  c2003. 
 - viii, 289 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-278) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA3-X4055 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Motion pictures--Religious aspects.<br/>Motion pictures--Moral and ethical aspects.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.5  / .L89 2003eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>291.1/75