Introduction / John Lyden, 1
I. HISTORY OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RELIGION AND FILM: FOCUS ON WESTERN CHRISTIANITY
1 Silent cinema and religion: an overview (1895-1930) / Terry Lindvall, 13
2 The era of censorship (1930-1967) / Andrew Quicke, 32
3 The Roman Catholic Church and cinema (1967 to the present) / Peter Malone, 52
4 Modern Protestant approaches to film (1960 to the present) / Bryan Stone, 72
II. DEPICTIONS OF AND BY RELIGIOUS PRACTITIONERS IN FILMS
5 Judaism / Melanie Wright, 91
6 Christianity / Craig Detweiler, 109
7 Islam / Amir Hussain, 131
8 Hinduism / Rachel Dwyer, 141
9 Buddhism / Francisca Cho, 162
10 Postcolonial religious syncretism: focus on the Philippines, Peru, and Mexico / Antonio D. Sison, 178
11 Religion in Japanese film: focus on anime / Jolyon Baraka Thomas, 194
12 New religious movements / Paul Thomas, 214
III. ACADEMIC APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND FILM
13 Feminism / Gaye Williams Ortiz, 237
14 Audience reception / Clive Marsh, 255
15 Cultural theory and cultural studies / Gordon Lynch, 275
16 Psychoanalysis / Kent L. Brintnall, 292
17 Theological approaches / Robert K. Johnston, 310
IV. CATEGORIES APPLICABLE TO RELIGION AND FILM STUDIES
18 Narrative / Roy M. Anker, 331
19 Redemption / Christopher Deacy, 351
20 Apocalyptic / Conrad Ostwalt, 368
21 Heroes and superheroes / Robert Jewett and John Shelton Lawrence, 384
22 Horror and the demonic / Douglas E. Cowan, 403
23 Jesus and Christ-figures / Adele Reinhartz, 420
24 Iconography / Diane Apostolos-Cappadona, 440
25 Sacrifice / Jon Pahl, 465
26 Ethics / Jolyon Mitchell, 482