Argues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture The first edition of Film as Religion was one of the first texts to develop a framework fo

Argues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture The first edition of Film as Religion was one of the first texts to develop a framework fo

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2003 Film as Religion argues that popular films perform a religious function in our culture. Like more formal religious instit

Religion and cinema share a capacity for world making, ritualizing, mythologizing, and creating sacred time and space. Through cinematography, mise-en-scène, e

The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film brings together a lively and experienced team of contributors to investigate the ways in which this exciting discip