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Preaching on wax : the phonograph and the shaping of modern African American religion /

"From 1925 to 1941, approximately one hundred African American clergymen teamed up with leading record labels such as Columbia, Paramount, Victor-RCA to record and sell their sermons on wax. While white clerics of the era, such as Aimee Semple McPherson and Charles Fuller, became religious entr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Lerone A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Colección:Religion, race, and ethnicity.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • PREACHING ON WAX
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author's Note
  • Introduction: Phonograph Religion
  • 1. "The Machine Which Talks!: The Phonograph in American Life and Culture
  • 2. "Ragtime Music, Ragtime Morals": Race Records and the Problem of Amusement
  • 3. Selling to the Souls of Black Folk: The Commodification of African American Sermons
  • 4. Apostles of Modernity: Phonograph Religion and the Roots of Popular Black Religious Broadcasting
  • 5. A New Preacher for a New Negro: Phonograph Religion and the New Black Social Authority 6. "Say Good-Bye to Chain Stores!": Recorded Sermons and Protest
  • Conclusion: Let the Record Play! Communication and Continuity in African American Religion and Culture
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author