Abrams Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood

Race, Gender, and Spirituality on the Big Screen
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-19164-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 246 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abrams, Douglas Carl

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Racist Casting, Interracial Attraction and Primitivism.- 3. Progress in Race Since 1945.- 4. Maintaining Masculinity.- 5. Traditional and Independent Women.- 6. Earthly Kingdom and Spiritual Kingdom.- 7. Class and Hierarchy.- 8. Social Christianity and Evangelism.- 9. Suffering and Apostasy.- 

Über Autor(innen)

Douglas Carl Abrams is Professor of History at Bob Jones University, USA.