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Hollywood be thy name : African American religion in American film, 1929-1949 / Judith Weisenfeld.

Author/creator Weisenfeld, Judith
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxiii, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
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Subject(s)
Series A George Gund Foundation book in African American studies
Contents "'Taint what you was, it's what you is today": Hallelujah and the politics of racial authenticity -- "'De Lawd' a natchel man": The green pastures in the American cultural imagination -- "A mighty epic of modern morals": black-audience religious films -- "Saturday sinners and Sunday saints": urban commercial culture and the reconstruction of black religious leadership -- "A long, long way": religion and African American wartime morale -- "Why didn't they tell me I'm a Negro?": Lost boundaries and the moral landscape of race.
General note"The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--P. [ii].
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 319-329) and index.
Bibliography noteIncludes filmography: p. 239-240.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2006037488
ISBN9780520227743 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520227743 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780520251007 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0520251008 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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