Holy Hills of the Ozarks Religion and Tourism in Branson, Missouri / Aaron K. Ketchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ketchell, Aaron K., 1971-

Series:

Lived religions.

Lived religions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Popular culture.

Recreation--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Recreation.

Amusements--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Amusements.

Amusements--Missouri--Branson.

Recreation--Missouri--Branson.

Branson (Mo.)--Religious life and customs.

Branson (Mo.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ketchell combines the study of lived religion, popular culture, evangelicalism, and contemporary American history to present an accurate and honest account of a distinctly American phenomenon.

Contents:

Introduction: "the moral vineyards"

"Temples of God's own building" : Harold Bell Wright and the roots of Branson tourism

"Hills of truth and love" : authenticity and the sacred in shepherd of the Hills Country

"I would much rather see a sermon than hear one" : faith at Silver Dollar City

Jesus is "the greatest star" : the variety show and contemporary Branson tourism

"Near heaven" : the dynamics of sacred space in Branson

Hillbilly heaven : labor, leisure, and the Ozark trickster

"The aroma of God's spirit" : branding Branson's future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-294) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4214-0243-2

OCLC:

941695884

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access