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The first edition of Film as Religion was one of the first texts to develop a framework for the analysis of the religious function of films for audiences. Like more formal religious institutions, films can provide us with ways to view the world and the values to confront it. Lyden argues that the cultural influence of films is analogous to that of religions, so that films can be understood as representing a “religious” worldview in their own right.

Thoroughly updating his examples, Lyden examines a range of film genres and individual films, from The Godfather to The Hunger Games to Frozen, to show how film can function religiously. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction
PART I: A METHOD FOR VIEWING FILM AS RELIGION
2. Myths about Myth
3. Rituals and Morals
4. Religion- Film Dialogue as Interreligious Dialogue
Intermission: Thoughts on Genre and Audiences
PART II GENRE AND FILM ANALYSES
5. Westerns and Action and Superhero Films
6. Gangster Films
7. Melodrama and “Women’s Films”
8. Romantic Comedies
9. Children’s Fantasy Films
10. Science- Fiction Films
11. Horror Films
12. War Films
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Name and Subject Index
Film Index
About the Author