God in the Saddle: Silent Western Films as Protestant Sermons

In this paper, I argue that the Protestant middle-class was brought into the cult of silent moving pictures in large measure by the inclusion of religious themes and symbols in a genre of Western films. A remarkable series of films by Gilbert M. Anderson and William S. Hart followed a late nineteent...

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Main Author: Lindvall, Terry 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: AASR [2008]
In: Australian religion studies review
Year: 2008, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 318-344
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