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Holy hills of the Ozarks : religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri /

Ketchell combines the study of lived religion, popular culture, evangelicalism, and contemporary American history to present an accurate and honest account of a distinctly American phenomenon.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ketchell, Aaron K., 1971-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2007.
Collection:Lived religions.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: "the moral vineyards"
  • "Temples of God's own building" : Harold Bell Wright and the roots of Branson tourism
  • "Hills of truth and love" : authenticity and the sacred in shepherd of the Hills Country
  • "I would much rather see a sermon than hear one" : faith at Silver Dollar City
  • Jesus is "the greatest star" : the variety show and contemporary Branson tourism
  • "Near heaven" : the dynamics of sacred space in Branson
  • Hillbilly heaven : labor, leisure, and the Ozark trickster
  • "The aroma of God's spirit" : branding Branson's future.