Hollywood be thy name: African American religion in American film, 1929 - 1949
"'Taint what you was, it's what you is today": Hallelujah and the politics of racial authenticity -- "'De Lawd' a natchel man": The green pastures in the American cultural imagination -- "A mighty epic of modern morals": black-audience religious film...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Berkeley, Calif. [u.a.]
University of Californiarnia Press
2007
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In: | Year: 2007 |
Series/Journal: | The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Blacks
/ USA
/ Religion
/ Film
/ History 1929-1949
B USA / Film / Blacks (Motif) / Religion (Motif) / History 1929-1949 |
Further subjects: | B
Religion in motion pictures
B Motion Pictures United States B Motion Pictures (United States) B African Americans in motion pictures |
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Summary: | "'Taint what you was, it's what you is today": Hallelujah and the politics of racial authenticity -- "'De Lawd' a natchel man": The green pastures in the American cultural imagination -- "A mighty epic of modern morals": black-audience religious films -- "Saturday sinners and Sunday saints": urban commercial culture and the reconstruction of black religious leadership -- "A long, long way": religion and African American wartime morale -- "Why didn't they tell me I'm a Negro?": Lost boundaries and the moral landscape of race |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0520227743 |