{"product_id":"religion-in-film-john-r-may-9780870493683","title":"Religion in Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e This carefully edited collection of essays explores, in greater diversity and depth than has been attempted before, the relationship between film and religion. Combining perspectives from traditional film criticism and from religious studies, \u003ci\u003eReligion in Film\u003c\/i\u003e asserts that it is no longer possible to view films simply in terms of their moral impact, nor is it reasonable to limit religious meaning only to those films that make an explicit appeal to religious elements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The essays offer a variety of theoretical reflections on the religious interpretation of film, explore particular cinematic variations on the archetypal images of savior and demon, analyze significant cultural trends of a religious nature related to film, and assess thirteen sensibilities--Altman, Bergman, Bunuel, Chaplin, Coppola, Fellini, Hitchcock, Jutra, Kubrick, Peckinpah, Russell, Truffaut, and Wertmuller. The contributors provide a firm basis for analysis while respecting a variety in interpretation. \u003cp\u003e As the overall structure of the book leads from the universal to the particular, from theory to individual directors and films, so its concern with religious interpretation flows naturally from the universally religious to particular religious worldviews. Among world religions, Christianity claims attention in proportion to its dominant cultural influence in the West where film has more obviously flourished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The insights and interpretations presented in these essays will be of importance to cinema scholars, film critics, and students of religion and of interest to film buffs, particularly those who are sensible of the religious dimension of films. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John R. May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087049368X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870493683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.51w x 0.80d","brand":"John R. May","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425094189311,"sku":"9780870493683","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_051fb227-8e91-4228-b3c7-85d3623feb23.jpg?v=1761536965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-in-film-john-r-may-9780870493683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}