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John C. Lyden. Film as Religion, Second Edition
Film as Religion. Myths, Morals, and Rituals. Second Edition
CONTENTS
Introduction
Changes in Part I from the First Edition
Part II: Genre and Film Analyses
1. The Definition of Religion. The Limitations of Definitions of Religion
Clifford Geertz’s Definition of Religion and Its Application to Film
Film (and Religion) as Illusion or Reality
2. Myths about Myth. Rehabilitating the Notion of “Myth”
Psychological Interpretations of Myth: Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell
Clifford Geertz on Myth and Sociological Reductionism
Mircea Eliade
Jonathan Z. Smith
Wendy Doniger
William Doty
Conclusions
3. Rituals and Morals
Sacrifice of the Scapegoat
Sacrifice in Theater and Film
Liminality and Carnivals: Challenging and/or Reinforcing the Status Quo
The Relation of Real and Ideal in Ritual
Ritual and the Secular
4. Religion-Film Dialogue as Interreligious Dialogue
Understanding the Other
Theological Developments in Interreligious Dialogue
Interreligious Dialogue and Film
5. Westerns and Action and Superhero Films
The Western
The Action Film
Comic-Book Superhero Films
6. Gangster Films. Early Gangster Films
The Godfather Films
Evolution of the Gangster Film
The Heist or Caper Film
Conclusion
7. Melodrama and “Women’s Films”
The History of Melodrama
Melodrama in Later Decades
Women’s Romantic Fiction Made into Films
8. Romantic Comedies
Early Romantic Comedies
Romantic Comedies of the Backlash Era
Twenty-First-Century Romantic Comedies
More Diverse Romantic Comedies: Race, Age, and Gender
9. Children’s Fantasy Films
Disney Animated Features
Disney and Cultural Diversity
Disney and Gender
Non-Disney Animated Films
Children’s Live-Action Fantasy Films
10. Science-Fiction Films
Fears of Destruction and Dystopia
Aliens, Nice and Otherwise
Robots and Androids
The Terminator Saga: The Future Is Not Set
Twenty-First-Century Robot Films
The Not-So-Diverse Future
11. Horror Films
Female Viewers and Horror
Making Monstrous
Psychotic Slasher Films
Monstrous Reversals
12. War Films
The First and Second World Wars on Film
Postwar Films and the Critique of War
Twenty-First-Century War Films
Conclusions
Conclusions
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1. THE DEFINITION OF RELIGION
CHAPTER 2. MYTHS ABOUT MYTH
CHAPTER 3. RITUALS AND MORALS
CHAPTER 4. RELIGION-FILM DIALOGUE AS INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
INTERMISSION. THOUGHTS ON GENRE AND AUDIENCES
CHAPTER 5. WESTERNS AND ACTION AND SUPERHERO FILMS
CHAPTER 6. GANGSTER FILMS
CHAPTER 7. MELODRAMA AND “WOMEN’S FILMS”
CHAPTER 8. ROMANTIC COMEDIES
CHAPTER 9. CHILDREN’S FANTASY FILMS
CHAPTER 10. SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS
CHAPTER 11. HORROR FILMS
CHAPTER 12. WAR FILMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
NAME AND SUBJECT INDEX
FILM INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
