Film as Religion
John C. Lyden · 2003
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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.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Editions
- 5
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN
- 9780814751817
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