God in the Movies

The religious imagination is alive and well in the movies

List of contents

Introduction; 1: God in the Movies; 2: Movies as Story and Metaphor; 3: Always a Lover: Audrey Hepburn as Lady Wisdom; 4: Life, Love, and All That Jazz: Jessica Lange and the Passion of God; 5: Babette's Feast of Love: Symbols Subtle but Patent; 6: Is This Heaven? No, It's Iowa; 7: Pale Rider; 8: Ghost; 9: FlatUners: Forgiveness Stronger than Death; 10: Jacob's Ladder: God in the Nightmare; 11: Angel Angst and the Direction of Desire; 12: A Note on Purgatory in the Movies; 13: How to Put God in a Movie; 14: Magical Realism and the Problem of Evil; 15: European Novel, American Movie, Japanimation: The Evolution of Storytelling; 16: Conclusion

About the author

Andrew M. Greeley

Summary

The religious imagination is alive and well in the movies

Product details

• Authors: Albert J. Bergesen, Andrew M. Greeley, Andrew M. Bergesen Greeley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138524453
• ISBN: 978-1-138-52445-3
• No. of pages: 196
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Sociology: customs & traditions, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology