Film as Religion
Subtitle: Myths, Morals, and Rituals
Publisher: NYU Press; New York University Press
Published: June 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780814751817
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Religious aspects; Psychology of Religion; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Religion; Motion pictures; General; Moral and ethical aspects
First sentence: In recent years we have seen a surge of interest in religion and film studies.
Description: 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.