The Lure of Images A History of Religion and Visual Media in America |
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| Author:
| Morgan, David |
| Series title: | Media, Religion and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-40914-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $200.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the history of the relationship between mass produced visual media and religion in the US- from early evangelical tracts to teenage witches and televangelists. Morgan explores the cultural marketplace of public representation, showing how American religionists have made special use of visual media to instruct the public and practice devotion and ritual.
This is the history of the relationship between mass produced visual media and religion in the US- from early evangelical tracts to teenage witches and televangelists. Morgan explores the cultural marketplace of public representation, showing how American religionists have made special use of visual media to instruct the public and practice devotion and ritual.