The Routledge companion to religion and film
By: edited by John C. Lyden.
Contributors: Lyden, John, 1959-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415448536
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Religious aspects; Motion pictures -- Moral and ethical aspects
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / John Lyden; title: History of the interaction between religion and film : focus on western Christianity; title: Silent cinema and religion : an overview (1895-1930) / Terry Lindvall; title: The era of censorship (1930-1967) / Andrew Quicke; title: The Roman Catholic Church and cinema (1967 to the present) / Peter Malone; title: Modern Protestant approaches to film (1960 to the present) / Bryan Stone; title: Depictions of and by religious practitioners in films; title: Judaism / Melanie Wright; title: Christianity / Craig Detweiler; title: Islam / Amir Hussain; title: Hinduism / Rachel Dwyer; title: Buddhism / Francisca Cho; title: Postcolonial religious syncretism : focus on the Philippines, Peru, and Mexico / Antonio Sison; title: Religion in Japanese film : focus on Anime / Jolyon Baraka Thomas; title: New religious movements / Paul Thomas; title: Academic approaches to the study of religion and film; title: Feminism / Gaye Williams Ortiz; title: Audience reception / Clive Marsh; title: Cultural theory and cultural studies / Gordon Lynch; title: Psychoanalysis / Kent Brintnall; title: Theological approaches / Robert K. Johnston; title: Categories applicable to religion and film studies; title: Narrative / Roy Anker; title: Redemption / Chris Deacy; title: Apocalyptic / Conrad Ostwalt; title: Heroes and superheroes / Robert Jewett and John Lawrence; title: Horror and the demonic / Douglas Cowan; title: Jesus or Christ figures / Adele Reinhartz; title: Iconography / Diane Apostolos-Cappadona; title: Sacrifice / Jon Pahl; title: Ethics / Jolyon Mitchell.