Watch This!: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism
Through their constant television broadcasts, mass video distributions, and printed publications, African American religious broadcasters have a seemingly ubiquitous presence in popular culture. They are on par with popular entertainers and athletes in the African American community as cultural icons even as they are criticized by others for taking advantage of the devout in order to subsidize their lavish lifestyles.For these reasons questions abound. Do televangelists proclaim the message of the gospel or a message of greed? Do they represent the authentic voice of the black church or the Christian Right in blackface? Does the phenomenon re…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8147-9452-4
- EAN: 9780814794524
- Produktnummer: 14796307
- Verlag: New York Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 283 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.1 cm x D2.0 cm 416 g
- Gewicht: 416
Über den Autor
Jonathan L. Walton is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside.
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