{"product_id":"film-as-religion-second-edition-myths-morals-and-rituals-hardback-9781479802074","title":"Film As Religion, Second Edition; Myths, Morals, and Rituals (Hardback) 9781479802074","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFilm As Religion, Second Edition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMyths, Morals, and Rituals\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn C. Lyden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781479802074\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 3 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.622 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe first edition of John Lyden's \u003ci\u003eFilm as Religion\u003c\/i\u003e forced us to change the very terms of the conversation about religion and film. This second edition reminds us that this is an ongoing conversation, and that there is still much to consider. Once again, Lyden proves that he is one of the most important voices in the academic study of religion and film. (Eric Mazur, Editor, Encyclopedia of Religion and Film) Most noteworthy is Lyden's emphasis on war films, particularly in light of the cultural mind-set of the war on terror. His critical insights on how film functions as religion continue to provoke and inspire. (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArgues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first edition of \u003ci\u003eFilm as Religion\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e Thoroughly updating his examples, Lyden examines a range of film genres and individual films, from \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eFrozen\u003c\/i\u003e, to show how film can function religiously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52591041347864,"sku":"9781479802074","price":61.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/film-as-religion-second-edition-myths-morals-and-rituals-hardback-9781479802074","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}