Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood

Race, Gender, and Spirituality on the Big Screen
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-19166-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 351 g

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

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

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.