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Film as religion : myths, morals, and rituals / John C. Lyden

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Lyden, John, 1959-
Published
New York : New York University Press, [2003]
Copyright Date
©2003
Physical Description
viii, 289 pages ; 23 cm

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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.
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ISBN
0814751806 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814751814 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-278) and indexes.
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