Representations of Nineteenth Century Mormonism in A Mormon Maid: A Cinematic Analysis

During the first quarter of the 20th century there was a trend in Hollywood to make films about Mormons. Practices such as polygamy created just the kind of sensationalism that attracted filmmakers (even Thomas Edison contributed with his 1902 film A Trip to Salt Lake). Many of these were B-pictures...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: 2018 International Conference on Religion and Film, Toronto
Main Author: Weagel, Elisabeth (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2018
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-25
Further subjects:B Mormons
B Silent films
B Orientalism
B Latter-day Saints
B Racism
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