Plate, S. B.
Religion and Film
- ISBN 13:
- 9780231176750
- author:
- Plate, S. B.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 22.61 x 15.24 x 1.52 centimetres
- Genre:
- 22.61 x 15.24 x 1.52 centimetres, Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Popular Culture,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Religion and Film explores the ways in which both cinema and religious practices re-create the world. Through cinematography, mise-en-scène, editing, and other production activities, film transforms the world "out there" into a new reality. Similarly, religion sets apart particular objects and periods of time, tells stories, and gathers people together for communal actions and concentrated focus. By examining the formal similarities between cinema and religious practices, this book reveals how both rely on aesthetic devices such as sight, sound, the taste of food, the body, and communal experience. In turn, a deeper understanding of these devices can shed new light on film production and the construction of religious myths and rituals. This revised edition is designed to appeal to students of religion and film, offering a unique perspective on both subjects.
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