Holy Hills of the Ozarks :religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri /Aaron K. Ketchell.
Description
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.
xxxvi, 300 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
Book Details
Author
Ketchell, Aaron K.
Place Published
City
Baltimore, Md.
Date Published
2007
Publication Subjects
Recreation--Missouri--Branson.
Amusements--Missouri--Branson.
Amusements--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Recreation--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.