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Autore |
Wright Melanie Jane <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Moses in America [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural uses of biblical narrative / / Melanie J. Wright |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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9786610501878 |
1-60256-933-9 |
1-4237-2699-5 |
1-280-50187-1 |
0-19-803476-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (181 p.) |
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Collana |
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American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Religion and culture - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Back to the Future: Lincoln Steffens's Moses in Red (1926); 3. If Moses Was a Mulatto: Zora Neale Hurston's Moses, Man of the Mountain (1939); 4. Coming in from the Cold (War): Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956); 5. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Selective Filmography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; U; V; W |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This title explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives: 'Moses in Red', by Lincoln Steffens; Moses, 'Man of the Mountain', by Zora Neale Hurston and Cecil B. DeMille's film, 'The Ten Commandments'. |
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