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Holy hills of the Ozarks : religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri /

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Main Author: Ketchell, Aaron K., 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Series:Lived religions.
Subjects:
Recreation > Missouri > Branson.
Amusements > Missouri > Branson.
Amusements > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Recreation > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Popular culture > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Branson (Mo.) > Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
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Table of 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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