Sanctuary Cinema [[electronic resource] ] : Origins of the Christian Film Industry / / Terry Lindvall
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| Autore: |
Lindvall Terry
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| Titolo: |
Sanctuary Cinema [[electronic resource] ] : Origins of the Christian Film Industry / / Terry Lindvall
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2007] |
| ©2007 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (314 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 791.4301 |
| Soggetto topico: | Silent films - United States - History and criticism |
| Motion pictures in Christian education | |
| Christian films - United States - History and criticism | |
| Motion pictures - Religious aspects - Christianity | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sanctuary Cinema |
| ISBN: | 0-8147-5323-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910480590103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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