02600nam 22006134a 450 991096610380332120251116153153.0019803476897801980347660-19-983488-11-60256-933-997866105018780-19-803476-81-280-50187-11-4237-2699-5(MiAaPQ)EBC7034822(CKB)24235063200041(MiAaPQ)EBC3051902(MiAaPQ)EBC279673(Au-PeEL)EBL3051902(CaPaEBR)ebr10086964(CaONFJC)MIL50187(OCoLC)191826925(Au-PeEL)EBL7034822(OCoLC)63294263(Au-PeEL)EBL279673(EXLCZ)992423506320004120010924d2003 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMoses in America the cultural uses of biblical narrative /Melanie J. Wright1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press2003172 pAmerican Academy of Religion cultural criticism series9780195152265 Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index.Intro -- 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.This book 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. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels.American Academy of Religion cultural criticism series.Religion and cultureUnited StatesHistory20th centuryReligion and cultureHistory700/.451Wright Melanie Jane1970-886458MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966103803321Moses in America4459261UNINA