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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480590103321

Autore

Lindvall Terry

Titolo

Sanctuary Cinema [[electronic resource] ] : Origins of the Christian Film Industry / / Terry Lindvall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

0-8147-5323-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Disciplina

791.4301

Soggetti

Silent films - United States - History and criticism

Motion pictures in Christian education

Christian films - United States - History and criticism

Motion pictures - Religious aspects - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-296) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Brazen Serpent; Sanctuary Cinema; Divine Shows; Better Films; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Winner of the Religious Communication Association Book of the Year Award for 2008. Sanctuary Cinema provides the first history of the origins of the Christian film industry. Focusing on the early days of film during the silent era, it traces the ways in which the Church came to adopt film making as a way of conveying the Christian message to adherents. Surprisingly, rather than separating themselves from Hollywood or the American entertainment culture, early Christian film makers embraced Hollywood cinematic techniques and often populated their films with attractive actors and actresses. But t