This is the history of the relationship between mass produced visual
media and religion in the United States. It is a journey from the
1780s to the present - from early evangelical tracts to teenage
witches and televangelists, and from illustrated books to contemporary
cinema. David Morgan explores the cultural marketplace of public
representation, showing how American religionists have made special
use of visual media to instruct the public, to practice devotion and
ritual, and to form children and converts. Examples include: studying
Jesus as an American idol Jewish kitchens and Christian Parlors Billy
Sunday and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the
anti-slavery movement. This unique perspective reveals the importance
of visual media to the construction and practice of sectarian and
national community in a nation of immigrants old and new, and the
tensions between the assimilation and the preservation of ethnic and
racial identities. As well as the contribution of visual media to the
religious life of Christians and Jews, Morgan shows how images have
informed the perceptions and practices of other religions in America,
including New Age, Buddhist and Hindu spirituality, and Mormonism,
Native American Religions and the Occult.
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ISBN
9781000158304
Publisert
2020
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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