Preaching on Wax : : The Phonograph and the Shaping of Modern African American Religion /

Preaching on Wax : : The Phonograph and the Shaping of Modern African American Religion / / Lerone A. Martin.

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The overlooked African American religious history of the phonograph industry Winner of the 2015 Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize for outstanding scholarship in church history by a first-time author presented by the American Society of Church History Certificate of Merit, 2015 Award for Excelle...

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Martin, Lerone A.,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2014]
©2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
Series:Religion, Race, and Ethnicity
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Author’s Note
  • Introduction: Phonograph Religion
  • 1. “The Machine Which Talks!”: The Phonograph in American Life and Culture
  • 2. “Ragtime Music, Ragtime Morals”: Race Records and the Problem of Amusement
  • 3. Selling to the Souls of Black Folk: The Commodification of African American Sermons
  • 4. Apostles of Modernity: Phonograph Religion and the Roots of Popular Black Religious Broadcasting
  • 5. A New Preacher for a New Negro: Phonograph Religion and the New Black Social Authority
  • 6. “Say Good-Bye to Chain Stores!”: Recorded Sermons and Protest
  • Conclusion: Let the Record Play! Communication and Continuity in African American Religion and Culture
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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