PART I
Prolegomena
1 Introduction to the second edition: Approaching the subject
John C. Lyden
2 Historical interactions between religion and film: Focus on Western Christianity
Andrew Quicke
PART II
The circuit of culture
3 Film technique and religion
M. Gail Hamner
4 Iconography
Diane Apostolos-Cappadona
5 Visions of color: Race, religion, and cinema
Jon Ivan Gill and Daniel White Hodge
6 Religion and gender: A genre analysis
Melissa Conroy
7 Transmedia, film, and religion
Rachel Wagner
8 Distribution and reception
Matthew Konerth, Lynn Schofield Clark, and Heidi Ippolito
PART III
Religions depicted on film
9 Judaism
Eric Michael Mazur
10 Christianity
Craig Detweiler
11 Muslim cinema
Kristian Petersen
12 Hinduism
Sheila J. Nayar
13 Buddhism
Teng-Kuan Ng
14 Chinese religions
Gloria I-Ling Chien
15 Japanese Religion in Film
Yoshiko Okuyama
16 Native American religions
Brady DeSanti
17 African religions
Oulia Adzhoa Sika Makkonen
18 Paganism projected: Contemporary paganism and film
Laurel Zwissler
Atheism in film
Elijah Siegler
PART IV
Religious themes in film
20 Redemption and salvation
Christopher Deacy
21 Jesus and Christ-figures
Adele Reinhartz
22 Apocalyptic and end times
Dereck Daschke
23 Sacrifice
John C. Lyden
24 Religion and horror onscreen
Douglas E. Cowan
Index
Biography
John C. Lyden is Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Nebraska Omaha, USA.
"This impressive book builds on the first edition with many new selections written by a marvelous group of scholars, most of whom are new for this edition. It sets the standard for new scholarship, and becomes indispensable as both a textbook for courses in religion and film, and as a key resource for scholars."
- Amir Hussain, Past President, American Academy of Religion and Professor of Theological Studies (Loyola Marymount University)
"From Hollywood to Nollywood, arthouse to transmedia, Christianity to Chinese religions, formal analysis to queer readings, the Religion and Film Companion offers theoretically sophisticated and contextually grounded analyses of an impressively diverse range of films and issues. Both a map of the current state of the field and indicating exciting avenues for future research, this is a wonderful resource for students, scholars, and cinephiles."
- Stefanie Knauss, Professor of Constructive Theology (Villanova University)
"To borrow from Mark Twain, reports of the death of religion have been greatly exaggerated, and one might say the same of cinema. This illuminating collection stands as evidence for both assertions, advancing critical dialogue regarding how religion and film have always been linked in myriad, complicated, and important ways. John Lyden hosts a generous conversation, here, between an impressive list of scholars from a wide range of theoretical and cultural perspectives. For those interested in the critical intersection of belief, culture, and moving images, this book will prove an essential foundation and catalyst for years of future discussion."
- Joseph G. Kickasola, Professor of Film and Digital Media (Baylor University)
