Film and Religion Contributor(s): Plate, S. Brent (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138647497 ISBN-13: 9781138647497 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $965.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 791.436 |
LCCN: 2016050173 |
Series: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The four volumes of 'Film and Religion' will present a range of scholarly articles, mainly since 1990, which offer a critical overview of the interdisciplinary field from a number of perspectives. It is an international collection that includes attention to popular Hollywood and 'arthouse' films and filmmakers, as well as documentaries, Bollywood, Nollywood, and other international pockets of film production and reception. Readings are primarily from scholars of religious studies, theology, and biblical studies, but the collection will also include work by film studies scholars and filmmakers themselves. The selections will indicate how cinema reflects religious and theological interests of filmmakers and the cultures within which they operate. Moreover, it will show how films impact those same cultures, including religious beliefs and practices. The relationship is not one-way, but entails multiple directions of influence. |