Film as Religion: Myths, Morals, and Rituals
New York: New York University Press (2003), viii, 289 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 269-278, index
ISBN 978-1-4294-1429-6 (ebook); 978-0-8147-5180-0 (print)
Other editions: 2nd ed. 2019
I. A METHOD FOR VIEWING FILM AS RELIGION
1 Existing approaches to religion and film, 11
2 The definition of religion, 36
3 Myths about myth, 56
4 Rituals and morals, 79
5 The religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue, 108
II. GENRE AND FILM ANALYSES, 137
6 Western and Action Movies, 141
7 Gangster films, 153
8 Melodrama, tearjerkers, and "women's films", 164
9 Romantic comedies, 179
10 Children's films and fantasy, 191
11 Science fiction, 202
12 Thrillers and horror movies, 226
Conclusion, 246
1 Existing approaches to religion and film, 11
2 The definition of religion, 36
3 Myths about myth, 56
4 Rituals and morals, 79
5 The religion-film dialogue as interreligious dialogue, 108
II. GENRE AND FILM ANALYSES, 137
6 Western and Action Movies, 141
7 Gangster films, 153
8 Melodrama, tearjerkers, and "women's films", 164
9 Romantic comedies, 179
10 Children's films and fantasy, 191
11 Science fiction, 202
12 Thrillers and horror movies, 226
Conclusion, 246
