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Melanie J Wright is a lecturer in religious studies at The Open University, where she specialises in the study of religion (especially Judaism) and culture (particularly film).

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Day 15 - Icelandic ChristmasUsed with permission

By Dr Melanie Wright (The Open University)

15 December 2008

Melanie Wright describes the 26 days of Christmas celebration in Iceland  Read more : Day 15 - Icelandic Christmas

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The Rabbi in MumbaiDreamstime

By Dr Melanie Wright (The Open University)

02 December 2008

In the wake of the terrorist atack on a Jewish outreach centre in Mumbai, Melanie White looks at the story behind the headlines  Read more : The Rabbi in Mumbai

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Babies and Guns: Religion and the US Presidential ElectionsBBC

By Dr Melanie Wright (The Open University)

13 October 2008

Melanie Wright explores the role of religious belief in American elections  Read more : Babies and Guns: Religion and the US Presidential Elections

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Sartorial politics in TurkeyDreamstime

By Dr Melanie Wright (The Open University)

09 June 2008

The wearing of Islamic headscarves is a complex issue, not least in Turkey's universities  Read more : Sartorial politics in Turkey

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Passover and TibetJupiter Images

By Dr Melanie Wright (The Open University)

17 April 2008

Particularly amongst non-Orthodox Jews, the practice of the Passover seder constantly changes to reflect new understandings of the traditional themes of bondage and liberation.  Read more : Passover and Tibet

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Watching The PassionJupiter Images

By Dr Melanie Wright (The Open University)

23 March 2008

Melanie Wright assesses "The Passion" on BBC.  Read more : Watching The Passion

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Religious and civil lawCreative Commons Image World Economic Forum under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Melanie Wright (The Open University)

11 February 2008

Rowan Williams has kicked off a debate about sharia law - but the civil law has always found accommodation with religious rules.   Read more : Religious and civil law

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Wright, Melanie (2009). Judaism. In: Lyden, John ed. The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 91–108.

Wright, Melanie J. (2009). "Every eye shall see him": Revelation and film. In: Lyons, William John and Oklund, Jorunn eds. The Way The World Ends? The Apocalypse of John in Culture and Ideology. Bible in the Modern World (19). Sheffield, UK: Sheffield Phoenix Press, pp. 76–94.

Wright, Melanie and Meggitt, Justin (2008). Interdisciplinarity in Learning and Teaching in Religious Studies. In: Chandramohan, Balasubramanyam and Fallows, Steven eds. Interdisciplinary Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Theory and Practice. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 152–159.

Faltin, Lucia and Wright, Melanie J. eds. (2007). The religious roots of contemporary European identity. T&T Clark Theology. London, UK: Continuum.

Wright, Melanie (2007). Religion and film. In: Mitchell, Jolyon and Plate, S. Brent eds. The Religion and Film Reader. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 438–444.

Wright, Melanie (2006). Religion and film: an introduction. London, UK: I.B. Tauris.

Wright, Melanie (2005). Cinema and film. In: Kessler, Edward and Wenborn, Neil eds. A Dictionary of Jewish-Christian Relations. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, pp. 97–99.

Wright, Melanie (2005). Judaism and Christianity. In: Bowden, John ed. Encyclopedia of Christianity. New York, USA: Oxford University Press, pp. 683–687.

Wright, Melanie (2005). Shot, burned, restored: Dreyer's La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc. In: Christianson, Eric; Francis, Peter and Telford, William R eds. Cinema Divinite: religion, theology and the bible in film. London, UK: SCM - Canterbury Press, pp. 63–79.

Wright, Melanie J. and Kessler, Edward eds. (2004). Themes in Jewish-Christian relations. Cambridge, UK: Orchard Academic.

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Melanie J Wright is a lecturer in religious studies at The Open University, where she specialises in the study of religion (especially Judaism) and culture (particularly film). She is the author or editor of several books including 'Religion and Film: An Introduction and The Religious Roots of Contemporary European Identity' (co-edited with Lucia Faltin).

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