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Film as religion

Paperback • 2003 • English

Film as religion

By John C. Lyden

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About the book

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 t...Show more

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9780814751817

Published year

2003

Language

English

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Film as religion

Format

Paperback

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