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Holy hills of the Ozarks : religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri / Aaron K. Ketchell.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Lived religionsPublisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007Description: 1 online resource (339 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781421402437 (e-book)
Other title:
  • Religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Holy hills of the Ozarks : religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri.DDC classification:
  • 277.78/797 22
LOC classification:
  • BR560.B76 K48 2007
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-294) and index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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