Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Introduction , History of the interaction between religion and film : focus on western Christianity ; Silent cinema and religion : an overview (1895-1930) , The era of censorship (1930-1967) , The Roman Catholic Church and cinema (1967 to the present) , Modern Protestant approaches to film (1960 to the present) , Depictions of and by religious practitioners in films ; Judaism , Christianity , Islam , Hinduism , Buddhism , Postcolonial religious syncretism : focus on the Philippines, Peru, and Mexico , Religion in Japanese film : focus on Anime , New religious movements , Academic approaches to the study of religion and film ; Feminism , Audience reception , Cultural theory and cultural studies , Psychoanalysis , Theological approaches , Categories applicable to religion and film studies ; Narrative , Redemption , Apocalyptic , Heroes and superheroes , Horror and the demonic , Jesus or Christ figures , Iconography , Sacrifice , Ethics

Note: John C. Lyden

Note: John C. Lyden