TY - BOOK AU - Ketchell,Aaron K. TI - Holy hills of the Ozarks: religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri T2 - Lived religions AV - BR560.B76 K48 2007 U1 - 277.78/797 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Recreation KW - Missouri KW - Branson KW - Amusements KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Popular culture KW - Branson (Mo.) KW - Religious life and customs KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nird-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4398421 ER -