Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit
- ISBN-10
- 1317353412
- ISBN-13
- 9781317353416
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 212
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-02-26
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Terry Lindvall, J. Dennis Bounds, Chris Lindvall
Description
Divine Film Comedies creates a meaningful dialogue between stories in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and comedies spanning the history of film. The text lies at the intersection of three disciplines: humor/comedy studies, film studies, and theology. Drawing on films from the silent era to the 21st century, the book highlights parallels between comedic sub-genres and sacred narratives, parables, and proverbs, illuminating a path to seeing and understanding both Scripture and film through a comic lens. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of theology and film, media, and communications.
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