{"product_id":"representing-religion-in-film-9781350140806","title":"Representing Religion in Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first full-length exploration of the relationship between religion, film, and ideology. It shows how religion is imagined, constructed, and interpreted in film and film criticism. The films analyzed include \u003ci\u003eThe Last Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTerminator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDarjeeling Limited\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Revenant\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Religulous\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of my Success\u003c\/i\u003e.  Each chapter offers: - an explanation of the particular representation of religion that appears in film - a discussion of how this representation has been interpreted in film criticism and religious studies scholarship - an in-depth study of a Hollywood or popular film to highlight the rhetorical, social, and political functions this representation accomplishes on the silver screen - a discussion about how such analysis might be applied to other films of a similar genre  Written in an accessible style, and focusing on Hollywood and popular cinema, this book will be of interest to both movie l\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelevant for students and scholars across a range of disciplines, \u003ci\u003eRepresenting Religion in Film\u003c\/i\u003e not only provides analyses of compelling case studies, but it also presents the theoretical tools necessary for studying religion and popular culture more broadly. Read with a highlighter and a bag of popcorn. * K. Merinda Simmons, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Alabama, USA *\u003cbr\u003eThis book will change the way we think about religion and film studies. * William L. Blizek, Professor Emeritus, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors Forward, Tenzan Eaghll \u003ci\u003e(independent scholar, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e and Rebekka King \u003ci\u003e(Middle Tennessee State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e Introduction - Three Film Critics Walk into a Theatre: The Ideological Blindspot in the Academic Study of Religion and Film, Tenzan Eaghll \u003ci\u003e(independent scholar, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 1.       Atheistic Documentaries and the Critique of Religion in Bill Maher’s\u003ci\u003e Religulous, \u003c\/i\u003eTeemu Taira \u003ci\u003e(University of Helsinki, Finland)\u003c\/i\u003e 2.       Capitalism, the Hero’s Journey, and the Myth of Entrepreneurship in \u003ci\u003eThe Secret to My Success \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Joy, \u003c\/i\u003eDennis LoRusso\u003ci\u003e (Princeton University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3.       Oprah, Mindy, and Reese: The Holy Trinity of Disney’s \u003ci\u003eA Wrinkle in Time, \u003c\/i\u003eLeslie Dorrough Smith \u003ci\u003e(Avila University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 4.       Race, Colonialism, and Whiteness in Scorsese’s\u003ci\u003e Silence, \u003c\/i\u003eMalory Nye\u003ci\u003e (Aberdeen University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 5.       We Haven’t Located Us Yet: The Mystic East in Wes Anderson’s \u003ci\u003eDarjeeling Limited, \u003c\/i\u003eMichael J. Altman \u003ci\u003e(University of Alabama, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6.       Lost in Žižek, Redeemed in \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e: Buddhism and Other Tales of “Asian Religions” in Western Cinema and Affective Circulation\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eTing Guo (\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Toronto, Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e)\u003c\/i\u003e 7.       Magical realism, Anti-modernity, and the Religious Imaginaries of Latin American cinema: A look through Ciro Guerra’s \u003ci\u003eThe Wind Journeys, \u003c\/i\u003eRebecca Bartel\u003ci\u003e (San Diego State University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 8.       Unsettling Settler-Colonial Myths about Native Americans in \u003ci\u003eThe Revenant, \u003c\/i\u003eMatt Sheedy \u003ci\u003e(Bonn University, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e 9.       From the Horrors of Human Tragedy and Social Reproduction to the Comfort of a Demonic Cult: Agency in the Film \u003ci\u003eHereditary, \u003c\/i\u003eSean McCloud \u003ci\u003e(University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 10.   Superheroes, Apocalyptic Messiahs, and \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e, Aaron Ricker \u003ci\u003e(McGill University, Canada)\u003c\/i\u003e 11.   AI Apocalypticism and the Religious Impulse In, and \u003ci\u003eFrom\u003c\/i\u003e, the Terminator Franchise, Beth Singler (\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cambridge, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 12.   Myth of the Auteur and the Authentic in \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The Last Jedi, \u003c\/i\u003eRichard Newton (\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Alabama, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e Conclusion - Religion as Film: Constructing a Course as a Critique of a Dominant Paradigm, Tenzan Eaghll \u003ci\u003e(independent scholar, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738594259287,"sku":"9781350140806","price":21.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350140806.jpg?v=1720049591","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/representing-religion-in-film-9781350140806","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}