TY - BOOK AU - Lyden,John TI - Film as religion: myths, morals, and rituals SN - 0814751806 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - PN 1995.5 .L89 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Motion pictures KW - Religious aspects KW - Moral and ethical aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-278) and indexes; pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy037/2002153769.h tml ER -