LEADER 02600nam 22006134a 450 001 9910966103803321 005 20251116153153.0 010 0 $a0198034768 010 0 $a9780198034766 010 $a0-19-983488-1 010 $a1-60256-933-9 010 $a9786610501878 010 $a0-19-803476-8 010 $a1-280-50187-1 010 $a1-4237-2699-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7034822 035 $a(CKB)24235063200041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3051902 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC279673 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3051902 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10086964 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL50187 035 $a(OCoLC)191826925 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7034822 035 $a(OCoLC)63294263 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL279673 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235063200041 100 $a20010924d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMoses in America $ethe cultural uses of biblical narrative /$fMelanie J. Wright 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2003 215 $a172 p 225 1 $aAmerican Academy of Religion cultural criticism series 311 08$a9780195152265 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-166) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aThis book explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives: Moses in Red, by Lincoln Steffens; Moses, Man of the Mountain, by Zora Neale Hurston; and Cecil B. DeMille's film, The Ten Commandments. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels. 410 0$aAmerican Academy of Religion cultural criticism series. 606 $aReligion and culture$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aReligion and culture$xHistory 676 $a700/.451 700 $aWright$b Melanie Jane$f1970-$0886458 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966103803321 996 $aMoses in America$94459261 997 $aUNINA