God in the Movies |
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Author:
| Greeley, Andrew M. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7658-0528-7 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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Although conservative opinion suggests Hollywood is anti-religion, this work finds evidence to the contrary. Offering an exercise in urban anthropology, it argues that the religious imagination is irrepressible and that this is reflected in America's best-known example of popular culture: movies.
Although conservative opinion suggests Hollywood is anti-religion, this work finds evidence to the contrary. Offering an exercise in urban anthropology, it argues that the religious imagination is irrepressible and that this is reflected in America's best-known example of popular culture: movies.