02426nam 2200433 450 991063538380332120230519220013.09783031191640(electronic bk.)9783031191633(MiAaPQ)EBC7158090(Au-PeEL)EBL7158090(CKB)25732555100041(EXLCZ)992573255510004120230419d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMissionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood race, gender, and spirituality on the big screen /Douglas Carl AbramsCham, Switzerland :Palgrave Macmillan,[2023]©20231 online resource (257 pages)Palgrave Studies in the History of the MediaPrint version: Abrams, Douglas Carl Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031191633 Includes bibliographical references and index.Timeline for missionary films -- Introduction -- Racist casting, interracial attraction and primitivism -- Progress in race since 1945 -- Maintaining masculinity -- Traditional and independent women -- Earthly kingdom and spiritual kingdom -- Class and hierarchy -- Social Christianity and evangelism -- Suffering and apostasy -- Epilogue.This book examines major British and American missionary films during the Golden Age of Hollywood to explore the significance of race, gender, and spirituality in relation to the lives of the missionaries portrayed in film during the middle third of the twentieth century. Film both influences and reflects culture, and racial, gender, and religious identities are some of the most debated issues globally today. In the movies explored in this book, missionary interactions with various people groups reflect the historical changes which took place during this time. --Publisher.Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media.Motion pictures, AmericanMotion pictures, American.780.71Abrams Douglas Carl1950-1213648MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910635383803321Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood3360533UNINA