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Encyclopedia of religion and film
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Encyclopedia of religion and film
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Type: Book
Organized alphabetically, this encyclopedia provides entries on the larger religious traditions, the major film-producing regions of the globe, the films that have stirred controversy, the most significant religious symbols, and the more important filmmakers. The included topics…
Presents alphabetically arranged reference entries on religion and its role in modern film, covering such topics as religious themes, symbols, well-known films that deal with religious topics, and noted directors.
Religion has played a significant role in film for as long as the art form has existed. However, scholarly interest in film's religious content has recently increased, expanding beyond traditional "high art" films to the more widely distributed and commercially successful movies…
"Religion and Film introduces readers to both religious studies and film studies by focusing on the formal similarities between cinema and religious practices and on the ways they each re-create the world. Explorations of film show how the cinematic experience relies on similar …
Introduction: worldmaking on screen and at the altar -- Before the show: pulling the curtain on the wizard -- Visual mythologizing -- Ritualizing film in space and time -- Sacred and cinematic spaces: cities and pilgrimages -- During the show: attractions and distractions -- Rel…
Religion and cinema share a capacity for world making, ritualizing, mythologizing, and creating sacred time and space. Through cinematography, mise-en-scEne, editing, and other production activities, film takes the world 'out there' and refashions it. Religion achieves similar e…
"Religion and Film introduces readers to both religious studies and film studies by focusing on the formal similarities between cinema and religious practices and on the ways they each re-create the world. Explorations of film show how the cinematic experience relies on similar …
"Religion and Film introduces readers to both religious studies and film studies by focusing on the formal similarities between cinema and religious practices and on the ways they each re-create the world. Explorations of film show how the cinematic experience relies on similar …