Bibliography
Works Cited
Arnall, W. "The Segregation Of Social Desire: 'religion' And Disney World." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 69.1 (2001): 1-19. Print.
I would like to use this article because it discusses the relation between religion and Disney and will help provide more information on other people's thoughts.
Bell, Elizabeth, Lynda Haas, and Laura Sells. From mouse to mermaid the politics of film, gender, and culture. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995. Print.
This book looks at the many different aspects of Disney and it's effects are an American Icon. Compilation of original essays.
[2]"Disney Videos." YouTube. Walt Disney Productions , n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. <www.youtube.com >.
I used this website to collect the videos used on each character page.
[3]Disney. "The Lion King | Official Disney Site | Disney.co.uk." Disney.co.uk | The Official Home Page For All Things Disney. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2013. <http://www.disney.co.uk/lionking/index.jsp>.
This website is the official Lion King website. I would like to use this source to get direct information from Disney.
Dundes, Lauren , Alan Dundes, and University Windsor . "Young hero Simba defeats old villain Scar: Oedipus wrecks the Lyin’ King." The Social Science Journal 43 (2006): 479-485. Print.
This article provides a good look at the relationship between Scar and Simba. Due to the fact that I am studying the characters representations in religion, I find this useful.
Koenig, David, and Richard M. Sherman. Mouse under glass: secrets of Disney animation and theme parks. Irvine, CA: Bonaventure Press, 1997. Print.
I will be using this books chapter on the Lion King to further my research in the creation of the movie
Laderman, G. "The Disney Way Of Death." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 68.1 (2000): 27-46. Print.
I think that Mufasa's death plays a big role within the film and Disney has a different way of portraying death then religion so I used this article to get a closer look.
[4]Narrly, K. "The Lion King Pride: The Characters." The Lion King WWW Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://www.lionking.org/~tlkpride/charact.html>. There is a page on this website that gives a brief study on the characters, but some of the information is interesting!
Pinksy, Mark . The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust. Louisville: Westminsiter John Knox Press, 2004. Print. This book offers an overview of Religion and Disney.
He speaks of how different parts of Disney show us a selection of faith that are contained within Disney. I plan on using this material to find more about Disney's beliefs and teachings.
"SOUTHERN BAPTIST'S BOYCOTT OF DISNEY." All about religious tolerance: the ReligiousTolerance.org web site. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://www.religioustolerance.org/disney4.htm>.
I thought this website would be interesting to use to see how other people feel that Disney effects their religion.
[5]The Holy Bible & The Book of Exodus. Oxon: Printed by Thomas Baskett printer to the University, 1750. Print.
I am planning to use this to find passages to relate the characters to different people in the bible.
[6]"The Lion King (1994) - Quotes - IMDb." IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2013. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/quotes>.
I used this website to collect quotes from the movie to show religious speech.
[7]"The Lion King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King>. I used this website to collect general history about the Lion King and it's creators.
[8]"The Lion King Pride: The Characters." The Lion King WWW Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2013. <http://www.lionking.org/~tlkpride/charact.html>.
I find that out of all the characters Rafiki has the most religious characteristics so I will be using this page to study him further.
Tiemann, Brian. "The Lion King WWW Archive." The Lion King WWW Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. <http://www.lionking.org>. This website is one of the oldest archives of the Lion King. It will be helpful with looking at each character
Unknown. "Themes+Symbols in Lion King by Kai-kun1 on deviantART." Kai-kun1 (David) on deviantART. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. <http://kai-kun1.deviantart.com/art/Themes-Symbols-in-Lion-King-124639686>.
This site really helped me elaborate on what I thought each character had a place in.
[10]Unknown. "Characters." Religion in Disney's The Lion King. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Sept. 2013. <http://www.religionandthelionking.webs.com>.
This website is made by another student. I liked the way they had it laid out and their ideas.
Ward, Analee. R. "The Lion King's Mythic Narrative: Disney as Moral Educator." Journal of Popular Film and Television 23.4 (2010): 171-178. Print.
This article talks about how Disney has a reach in American pop culture and is starting to influence the morals. It particularly speaks about the Lion King.
Ward, Annalee R.. "Mouse Morality: The Rhetoric of Disney Animated Film. Texas University Press, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2013 http://books.google.ca/bookshl=en&lr=&id=EW0f0d5dj_8C&oi=
fnd&pg=PR9&dq=disney%27s+the+lion+king+and+religion&ots=eqwNa3M4uG&sig=_l0E8q>
I plan on using this source as a background for how Disney can relate to religion in general. For example, some of the paragraphs discuss Disney's morals and how it relates to those taught in the bible. I will then use those to focus in on the Lion King and the morals it teaches.
[9]"Wikia." The Lion King. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. <http://lionking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lion_King_Wikia>.
I plan to use this to help me get more information on the characters, as well as pictures.
Winter, MD, Robin. "Happy Healers." Journal for Learning through the Arts 1 (2001): 1-2. Print.
The doctor who wrote this article is using scenes and songs from selected Disney movies to help promote well being. The doctor produces an overview of the Lion King, although it is in relation to health, it does provide useful insight about the film.
Wong, Vicky , and University Waterloo. "Deconstructing Walt Disney's The Lion King." Kinema 1 (1993): 1-2. Print.
This article breaks down characters and although it is mainly centred around "the theme of "hegemony," both in the senses of power and male dominance", it does do a very good break down of the film and it's characters. I plan to use it to further my analysis on the main characters in the Lion King.
Arnall, W. "The Segregation Of Social Desire: 'religion' And Disney World." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 69.1 (2001): 1-19. Print.
I would like to use this article because it discusses the relation between religion and Disney and will help provide more information on other people's thoughts.
Bell, Elizabeth, Lynda Haas, and Laura Sells. From mouse to mermaid the politics of film, gender, and culture. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995. Print.
This book looks at the many different aspects of Disney and it's effects are an American Icon. Compilation of original essays.
[2]"Disney Videos." YouTube. Walt Disney Productions , n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. <www.youtube.com >.
I used this website to collect the videos used on each character page.
[3]Disney. "The Lion King | Official Disney Site | Disney.co.uk." Disney.co.uk | The Official Home Page For All Things Disney. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2013. <http://www.disney.co.uk/lionking/index.jsp>.
This website is the official Lion King website. I would like to use this source to get direct information from Disney.
Dundes, Lauren , Alan Dundes, and University Windsor . "Young hero Simba defeats old villain Scar: Oedipus wrecks the Lyin’ King." The Social Science Journal 43 (2006): 479-485. Print.
This article provides a good look at the relationship between Scar and Simba. Due to the fact that I am studying the characters representations in religion, I find this useful.
Koenig, David, and Richard M. Sherman. Mouse under glass: secrets of Disney animation and theme parks. Irvine, CA: Bonaventure Press, 1997. Print.
I will be using this books chapter on the Lion King to further my research in the creation of the movie
Laderman, G. "The Disney Way Of Death." Journal of the American Academy of Religion 68.1 (2000): 27-46. Print.
I think that Mufasa's death plays a big role within the film and Disney has a different way of portraying death then religion so I used this article to get a closer look.
[4]Narrly, K. "The Lion King Pride: The Characters." The Lion King WWW Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://www.lionking.org/~tlkpride/charact.html>. There is a page on this website that gives a brief study on the characters, but some of the information is interesting!
Pinksy, Mark . The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust. Louisville: Westminsiter John Knox Press, 2004. Print. This book offers an overview of Religion and Disney.
He speaks of how different parts of Disney show us a selection of faith that are contained within Disney. I plan on using this material to find more about Disney's beliefs and teachings.
"SOUTHERN BAPTIST'S BOYCOTT OF DISNEY." All about religious tolerance: the ReligiousTolerance.org web site. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://www.religioustolerance.org/disney4.htm>.
I thought this website would be interesting to use to see how other people feel that Disney effects their religion.
[5]The Holy Bible & The Book of Exodus. Oxon: Printed by Thomas Baskett printer to the University, 1750. Print.
I am planning to use this to find passages to relate the characters to different people in the bible.
[6]"The Lion King (1994) - Quotes - IMDb." IMDb - Movies, TV and Celebrities. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2013. <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110357/quotes>.
I used this website to collect quotes from the movie to show religious speech.
[7]"The Lion King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King>. I used this website to collect general history about the Lion King and it's creators.
[8]"The Lion King Pride: The Characters." The Lion King WWW Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2013. <http://www.lionking.org/~tlkpride/charact.html>.
I find that out of all the characters Rafiki has the most religious characteristics so I will be using this page to study him further.
Tiemann, Brian. "The Lion King WWW Archive." The Lion King WWW Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Sept. 2013. <http://www.lionking.org>. This website is one of the oldest archives of the Lion King. It will be helpful with looking at each character
Unknown. "Themes+Symbols in Lion King by Kai-kun1 on deviantART." Kai-kun1 (David) on deviantART. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2013. <http://kai-kun1.deviantart.com/art/Themes-Symbols-in-Lion-King-124639686>.
This site really helped me elaborate on what I thought each character had a place in.
[10]Unknown. "Characters." Religion in Disney's The Lion King. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Sept. 2013. <http://www.religionandthelionking.webs.com>.
This website is made by another student. I liked the way they had it laid out and their ideas.
Ward, Analee. R. "The Lion King's Mythic Narrative: Disney as Moral Educator." Journal of Popular Film and Television 23.4 (2010): 171-178. Print.
This article talks about how Disney has a reach in American pop culture and is starting to influence the morals. It particularly speaks about the Lion King.
Ward, Annalee R.. "Mouse Morality: The Rhetoric of Disney Animated Film. Texas University Press, n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2013 http://books.google.ca/bookshl=en&lr=&id=EW0f0d5dj_8C&oi=
fnd&pg=PR9&dq=disney%27s+the+lion+king+and+religion&ots=eqwNa3M4uG&sig=_l0E8q>
I plan on using this source as a background for how Disney can relate to religion in general. For example, some of the paragraphs discuss Disney's morals and how it relates to those taught in the bible. I will then use those to focus in on the Lion King and the morals it teaches.
[9]"Wikia." The Lion King. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. <http://lionking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lion_King_Wikia>.
I plan to use this to help me get more information on the characters, as well as pictures.
Winter, MD, Robin. "Happy Healers." Journal for Learning through the Arts 1 (2001): 1-2. Print.
The doctor who wrote this article is using scenes and songs from selected Disney movies to help promote well being. The doctor produces an overview of the Lion King, although it is in relation to health, it does provide useful insight about the film.
Wong, Vicky , and University Waterloo. "Deconstructing Walt Disney's The Lion King." Kinema 1 (1993): 1-2. Print.
This article breaks down characters and although it is mainly centred around "the theme of "hegemony," both in the senses of power and male dominance", it does do a very good break down of the film and it's characters. I plan to use it to further my analysis on the main characters in the Lion King.