Holy Hills of the Ozarks : Religion and Tourism in Branson, Missouri / / Aaron K. Ketchell

• Autore: Ketchell Aaron K. <1971->
• Pubblicazione: Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2007; ©2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (339 p.)
• Disciplina: 277.78/797
• Soggetto topico: Popular culture - Religious aspects - Christianity; Recreation - Religious aspects - Christianity; Amusements - Religious aspects - Christianity; Amusements - Missouri - Branson; Recreation - Missouri - Branson
• Soggetto geografico: Branson (Mo.) Religious life and customs
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-294) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: "the moral vineyards" -- "Temples of God's own building" : Harold Bell Wright and the roots of Branson tourism -- "Hills of truth and love" : authenticity and the sacred in shepherd of the Hills Country -- "I would much rather see a sermon than hear one" : faith at Silver Dollar City -- Jesus is "the greatest star" : the variety show and contemporary Branson tourism -- "Near heaven" : the dynamics of sacred space in Branson -- Hillbilly heaven : labor, leisure, and the Ozark trickster -- "The aroma of God's spirit" : branding Branson's future.
• Titolo autorizzato: Holy hills of the Ozarks
• ISBN: 1-4214-0243-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463885703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Lived religions.