Film As Religion
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Film As Religion
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Author : John Lyden
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2003-06
Film As Religion written by John Lyden and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06 with Religion categories.
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 overview of previous methods before presenting his own. Rather than seeking to uncover hidden meanings in film detectable only to scholars, Lyden emphasizes how film functions for its audiences?the beliefs and values it conveys, and its ritual power to provide emotional catharsis. He includes a number of brief cases studies in which he applies this method to the study of film genres—including westerns and action movies, children's films, and romantic comedies—and individual films from The Godfather to E.T., showing how films can function religiously.
Film As Religion Second Edition
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Author : John C. Lyden
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Film As Religion Second Edition written by John C. Lyden and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Performing Arts categories.
Argues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture 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.
Film As Religion Second Edition
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Author : John C. Lyden
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Film As Religion Second Edition written by John C. Lyden and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Performing Arts categories.
Argues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture 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.
Film And Religion
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Author : Paul Virgil McCracken Flesher
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 2007
Film And Religion written by Paul Virgil McCracken Flesher and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Performing Arts categories.
How major-release films since World War II use religion to tell stories and convey messages
Religion And Film
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Author : Stefanie Knauss
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-01-29
Religion And Film written by Stefanie Knauss and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-29 with Religion categories.
This critical overview of the field of film and religion distinguishes three complementary approaches: the study of film as text, the investigation of how film affect audiencs, and the consideration of film and religion as agents in cultural processes. The overview concludes with a reflection on theories and methodologies of the field and some possibilities for future development.
The Routledge Companion To Religion And Film
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Author : John Lyden
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2009
The Routledge Companion To Religion And Film written by John Lyden and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Performing Arts categories.
The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film brings together a lively and experienced team of contributors to investigate the ways in which this exciting discipline is developing.
Religion In Film
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Author : John R. May
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 1982
Religion In Film written by John R. May and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Performing Arts categories.
This multiauthor book concentrates on themes and images of religion in film. It features analysis of some of the most important directors in the twentieth century, includiing Coppola, Chaplin, Hitchcock, and Truffaut, among others.
Religion And Film The Basics
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Author : Jeanette Reedy Solano
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-24
Religion And Film The Basics written by Jeanette Reedy Solano and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-24 with Religion categories.
Religion and Film: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the history, diverse approaches, and ideas associated within the study of religion and film. Referencing films from around the world from the early 20th century to the present day, this unique introduction includes the following topics: the history and dynamics of religion and film various methods to approach religion and film the evolution of religion and film scholarship film genre and theory world religions and film unique themes—from race and gender roles to karma and redemption A fascinating range of films are discussed, from early silent films such as Hypocrites to recent releases such as Minari. Five genres are explored, including horror in The Wicker Man (UK) and Let the Right One In (Sweden), and world religions are analyzed in films such as OMG, The Big Lebowski, and Malcolm X. Tropes examined include gender in Water, karma in It’s a Wonderful Life, death in Biutiful, redemption in Magnolia, and evil in Get Out. With helpful features including recommendations for further study and key films to view, this book is an ideal starting point for students approaching religion and film for the first time as well as those interested in learning more about the field while broadening their methods, knowledge of film, and their film canon.
Religion And Film
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Author : S. Brent Plate
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-05
Religion And Film written by S. Brent Plate and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-05 with Religion categories.
Religion and cinema share a capacity for world making, ritualizing, mythologizing, and creating sacred time and space. Through cinematography, mise-en-scène, editing, and other production activities, film takes the world “out there” and refashions it. Religion achieves similar ends by setting apart particular objects and periods of time, telling stories, and gathering people together for communal actions and concentrated focus. The result of both cinema and religious practice is a re-created world: a world of fantasy, a world of ideology, a world we long to live in, or a world we wish to avoid at all costs. Religion and Film introduces readers to both religious studies and film studies by focusing on the formal similarities between cinema and religious practices and on the ways they each re-create the world. Explorations of film show how the cinematic experience relies on similar aesthetic devices on which religious rituals have long relied: sight, sound, the taste of food, the body, and communal experience. Meanwhile, a deeper understanding of the aesthetic nature of religious rituals can alter our understanding of film production. Utilizing terminology and theoretical insights from the study of religion as well as the study of film, Religion and Film shows that by paying attention to the ways films are constructed, we can shed new light on the ways religious myths and rituals are constructed and vice versa. This thoroughly revised and expanded new edition is designed to appeal to the needs of courses in religion as well as film departments. In addition to two new chapters, this edition has been restructured into three distinct sections that offer students and instructors theories and methods for thinking about cinema in ways that more fully connect film studies with religious studies.
Film And Religion
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Author : S. Brent Plate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Film And Religion written by S. Brent Plate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Motion pictures categories.