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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gerald E. ForsheyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.539kg ISBN: 9780275931971ISBN 10: 0275931978 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 30 July 1992 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsThe Religious and Biblical Spectacular The Depression-Era Religious Spectacular The Cold War Religious Spectacular The Biblical Spectacular: General Considerations The Sex and Social Responsibility Cycle The Jesus Cycle The Epitome: The Ten Commandments The Demise of the Biblical Spectacular John Huston's The Bible After the Spectacular Conclusions Selected Bibliography IndexReviewsThe concern for understanding the relationship between religion and popular culture is not a new one. But Forshey's is the first major study of the religious spectacular. His in-depth analysis explores: its aesthetic norms, role in civil religion, the way it illustrates the struggle with modernity and the scientific world view, and the praise and condemnation it generated in the religious community. American Religious and Biblical Spectaculars will serve as a major source for students of popular film genres, social critics examining the way movies gives expression to social tensions and attitudes, and to sociologists of religion interested in civil religion and cultural forms of Christianity. -Journal of American Culture This is a fascinating and useful study of a neglected but important topic. Advanced undergraduate; graduate; faculty; general. -Choice Forshey has provided a distinguished contribution to the slim literature on film and religion, taking the viewer beneath the surface of the films and the society that produced them. -Christian Century ... a welcome contribution to a field largely ignored in film and cultural studies...a strong introduction to biblical and religious spectaculars, both as film and religious texts...a fine introduction not only for general readers but also for students of religion, film, and cultural studies. - Critical Review of Books in Religion ?This is a fascinating and useful study of a neglected but important topic. Advanced undergraduate; graduate; faculty; general.?-Choice ?Forshey has provided a distinguished contribution to the slim literature on film and religion, taking the viewer beneath the surface of the films and the society that produced them.?-Christian Century ?...a welcome contribution to a field largely ignored in film and cultural studies...a strong introduction to biblical and religious spectaculars, both as film and religious texts...a fine introduction not only for general readers but also for students of religion, film, and cultural studies.?- Critical Review of Books in Religion ?The concern for understanding the relationship between religion and popular culture is not a new one. But Forshey's is the first major study of the religious spectacular. His in-depth analysis explores: its aesthetic norms, role in civil religion, the way it illustrates the struggle with modernity and the scientific world view, and the praise and condemnation it generated in the religious community. American Religious and Biblical Spectaculars will serve as a major source for students of popular film genres, social critics examining the way movies gives expression to social tensions and attitudes, and to sociologists of religion interested in civil religion and cultural forms of Christianity.?-Journal of American Culture .,. a welcome contribution to a field largely ignored in film and cultural studies...a strong introduction to biblical and religious spectaculars, both as film and religious texts...a fine introduction not only for general readers but also for students of religion, film, and cultural studies. - Critical Review of Books in Religion The concern for understanding the relationship between religion and popular culture is not a new one. But Forshey's is the first major study of the religious spectacular. His in-depth analysis explores: its aesthetic norms, role in civil religion, the way it illustrates the struggle with modernity and the scientific world view, and the praise and condemnation it generated in the religious community. American Religious and Biblical Spectaculars will serve as a major source for students of popular film genres, social critics examining the way movies gives expression to social tensions and attitudes, and to sociologists of religion interested in civil religion and cultural forms of Christianity. -Journal of American Culture ... a welcome contribution to a field largely ignored in film and cultural studies...a strong introduction to biblical and religious spectaculars, both as film and religious texts...a fine introduction not only for general readers but also for students of religion, film, and cultural studies. - Critical Review of Books in Religion This is a fascinating and useful study of a neglected but important topic. Advanced undergraduate; graduate; faculty; general. -Choice Forshey has provided a distinguished contribution to the slim literature on film and religion, taking the viewer beneath the surface of the films and the society that produced them. -Christian Century ?This is a fascinating and useful study of a neglected but important topic. Advanced undergraduate; graduate; faculty; general.?-Choice ?...a welcome contribution to a field largely ignored in film and cultural studies...a strong introduction to biblical and religious spectaculars, both as film and religious texts...a fine introduction not only for general readers but also for students of religion, film, and cultural studies.?- Critical Review of Books in Religion ?Forshey has provided a distinguished contribution to the slim literature on film and religion, taking the viewer beneath the surface of the films and the society that produced them.?-Christian Century ?The concern for understanding the relationship between religion and popular culture is not a new one. But Forshey's is the first major study of the religious spectacular. His in-depth analysis explores: its aesthetic norms, role in civil religion, the way it illustrates the struggle with modernity and the scientific world view, and the praise and condemnation it generated in the religious community. American Religious and Biblical Spectaculars will serve as a major source for students of popular film genres, social critics examining the way movies gives expression to social tensions and attitudes, and to sociologists of religion interested in civil religion and cultural forms of Christianity.?-Journal of American Culture .,. a welcome contribution to a field largely ignored in film and cultural studies...a strong introduction to biblical and religious spectaculars, both as film and religious texts...a fine introduction not only for general readers but also for students of religion, film, and cultural studies. - Critical Review of Books in Religion .,. a welcome contribution to a field largely ignored in film and cultural studies...a strong introduction to biblical and religious spectaculars, both as film and religious texts...a fine introduction not only for general readers but also for students of religion, film, and cultural studies. - Critical Review of Books in Religion Author InformationGERALD E. FORSHEY is Professor of Humanities at Richard J. Daley College, City Colleges of Chicago. He also teaches courses on religion in film and television at Garrett-Theological Evangelical Seminary. Dr. Forshey is an ordained United Methodist Minister, and has extensively studied both film and religious history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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