The Birth of a Nation as American Myth

The Birth of a Nation was one of the most important films of all time, both for its technical and aesthetic achievements and for its enduring legacy of racism. This paper uses Bruce Lincoln's approach to myth as a form of discourse and Robert Bellah's notion of civil religion to show how B...

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Main Author: Salter, Richard (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2004
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2004, Volume: 8, Issue: 3
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