Holy hills of the Ozarks : : religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri / / Aaron K. Ketchell.

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Superior document:Lived religions
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Place / Publishing House:Baltimore : : Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2007.
Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Series:Lived religions.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (339 pages) :; illustrations.
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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.