{"product_id":"film-as-religion-second-edition-john-c-lyden-9781479811991","title":"Film as Religion, Second Edition: Myths, Morals, and Rituals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArgues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThoroughly 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John C. Lyden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479811998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479811991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020","brand":"John C. Lyden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045727629567,"sku":"9781479811991","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2f2a860-df9a-4c2f-bb94-60ea932ae899.jpg?v=1684980399","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/film-as-religion-second-edition-john-c-lyden-9781479811991","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}