The Routledge companion to religion and film /
edited by John Lyden.
- xiv, 503 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Routledge companions .
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / History of the interaction between religion and film : focus on Western Christianity -- Silent cinema and religion : an overview (1895-1930) / The era of censorship (1930-1967) / The Roman Catholic Church and cinema (1967 to the present) / Modern Protestant approaches to film (1960 to the present) / Depictions of and by religious practitioners in films -- Judaism / Christianity / Islam / Hinduism / Buddhism / Postcolonial religious syncretism : focus on the Philippines, Peru, and Mexico / Religion in Japanese film : focus on anime / New religious movements / Academic approaches to the study of religion and film -- Feminism / Audience reception / Cultural theory and cultural studies / Psychoanalysis / Theological approaches / Categories applicable to religion and film studies -- Narrative / Redemption / Apocalyptic / Heroes and superheroes / Horror and the demonic / Jesus and Christ-figures / Iconography / Sacrifice / Ethics / John Lyden -- Terry Lindvall -- Andrew Quicke -- Peter Malone -- Bryan Stone -- Melanie Wright -- Craig Detweiler -- Amir Hussain -- Rachel Dwyer -- Francisca Cho -- Antonio D. Sison -- Jolyon Baraka Thomas -- Paul Thomas -- Gaye Williams Ortiz -- Clive Marsh -- Gordon Lynch -- Kent L. Brintnall -- Robert K. Johnston -- Roy M. Anker -- Christopher Deacy -- Conrad Ostwalt -- Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence -- Douglas E. Cowan -- Adele Reinhartz -- Diane Apostolos-Cappadona -- Jon Pahl -- Jolyon Mitchell.
Going beyond overtly religious or religion-themed movies, this companion introduces analysis of religious influences to be found in a broad range of mainstream productions & deploys a range of methodologies, including psychoanalytical, theological, & feminist approaches & audience reception.