Missionaries in the golden age of Hollywood: race, gender, and spirituality on the big screen

This book examines major British and American missionary films during the Golden Age of Hollywood to explore the significance of race, gender, and spirituality in relation to the lives of the missionaries portrayed in film during the middle third of the twentieth century. Film both influences and re...

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Main Author: Abrams, Douglas Carl 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan [2023]
In:Year: 2023
Series/Journal:Palgrave studies in the history of the media
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, Calif.) / Evangelization / History 1910-1960
RelBib Classification:KBQ North America
RH Evangelization; Christian media
Further subjects:B Social History / HISTORY
B Films, cinema
B Geschichte der Religion
B History: earliest times to present day
B Filmgeschichte, Filmtheorie und Filmkritik
B History of religion
B Social & Cultural History
B History & Criticism / PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video
B Generals / HISTORY / Modern
B Religion / History
B Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
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Summary:This book examines major British and American missionary films during the Golden Age of Hollywood to explore the significance of race, gender, and spirituality in relation to the lives of the missionaries portrayed in film during the middle third of the twentieth century. Film both influences and reflects culture, and racial, gender, and religious identities are some of the most debated issues globally today. In the movies explored in this book, missionary interactions with various people groups reflect the historical changes which took place during this time
ISBN:3031191633
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-19164-0