Review of Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit by Terry Lindvall, J. Dennis Bounds, and Chris Lindvall

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Terry Lindvall, J. Dennis Bounds and Chris Lindvall, Divine Film Comedies: Biblical Narratives, Film Sub-Genres, and the Comic Spirit. New York: Routledge, 2016, pp. viii + 212, ISBN: 978-1-138-95613-1 (pbk)

This informative text by a world-class religion-and-film scholar and his up-and-coming associates was a delightful discovery within an academic world filled with biblical, comedy,and sacred cinema texts, but wherein it is comparatively rare to find a work specifically devoted to the Scripture-humour-film interface.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)188-189
Number of pages2
JournalJournal for the Academic Study of Religion
Volume30
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Nov 2017

Keywords

  • Film Studies
  • Divine Comedy
  • Bible and film
  • biblical narrative
  • Book reviews

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