The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film
Originally published as the The Continuum Companion to Religion and Film, this Companion offers the definitive guide to study in this growing area. Now available in paperback, the Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film covers all the most pressing and important themes and categories in the field — areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Twenty—nine specifically commissioned essays from a team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the field and provide a map of this evolving research area. Featuring chapters on methodology, religions of the world, and popular religious themes, as well as an extensive bibliography and filmography, this is the essential tool for anyone with an interest in the intersection between religion and film.
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film
Originally published as the The Continuum Companion to Religion and Film, this Companion offers the definitive guide to study in this growing area. Now available in paperback, the Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film covers all the most pressing and important themes and categories in the field — areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Twenty—nine specifically commissioned essays from a team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the field and provide a map of this evolving research area. Featuring chapters on methodology, religions of the world, and popular religious themes, as well as an extensive bibliography and filmography, this is the essential tool for anyone with an interest in the intersection between religion and film.
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film

The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film

by William L. Blizek (Editor)
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film

by William L. Blizek (Editor)

Overview

Originally published as the The Continuum Companion to Religion and Film, this Companion offers the definitive guide to study in this growing area. Now available in paperback, the Bloomsbury Companion to Religion and Film covers all the most pressing and important themes and categories in the field — areas that have continued to attract interest historically as well as topics that have emerged more recently as active areas of research. Twenty—nine specifically commissioned essays from a team of experts reveal where important work continues to be done in the field and provide a map of this evolving research area. Featuring chapters on methodology, religions of the world, and popular religious themes, as well as an extensive bibliography and filmography, this is the essential tool for anyone with an interest in the intersection between religion and film.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441107961
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 03/14/2013
Series: Bloomsbury Companions
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 440
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

William L. Blizek is Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Chair of the Religious Studies Programme at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Founding Editor of The Journal of Religion and Film.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: The Study of Religion and Film 1. Religion and the Movies, William L. Blizek
2. Using Religion to Interpret Movies, William L. Blizek
3. Using Movies to Critique Religion, William L. Blizek
4. Religion, Ethics, and Film, Alyda Faber
5. Theology and Film, by Clive Marsh
6. Retelling of Religious Stories, William L. Blizek and Julien Fielding
7. Religion, Film, and Film Theory, Greg Watkins
8. Religion and World Cinema, S. Brent Plate
9. Religion, Film, and Cultural Studies, Melanie Wright
10. Women, Religion, and Film, Irena Makarushka
PART II: Religions and Film 11. Christian Movies, Terry Lindvall
12. Catholic Movies, Peter Malone \13. Buddhist Movies, Michele Desmarais
14. Hindu Movies, Michele Desmarais and Birud Sindhav
15. Judaism and Jewish Identity in Film, Allison Smith
16. Muslim Movies, Rubina Ramji
17. Indigenous Religions and Movies, Julien Fielding
18. Religion, Spirituality, and the Movies, Wendy M. Wright
PART III: Religious Themes in Movies
19. Jesus Movies, Adele Reinhartz
20. Bible Movies, Richard G. Walsh
21. Holocaust Movies, Guy Matalon
22. Redemption and Film, Julien Fielding
23. The After Life in Movies, Kelly Wyman
24. Images of God in the Movies, Christian Haunton
25. The Savior Figure in Film, Matthew Mcever
26. Karma and Film, Michele Desmarais
27. The End of Days, Conrad Ostwalt
28. Satan in the Movies, Kelly Wyman
29. Evil on Film, Bryan Stone
Part IV Resources Film Index
Bibliography
Index

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