Film as religion myths, morals, and rituals /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
c2003.
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.