Missionaries in the Golden Age of Hollywood: Race, Gender, and Spirituality on the Big Screen

by Douglas Carl Abrams

This book examines major British and American missionary films during the Golden Age of Hollywood to explore the significance of race, gender, and spirituality in relation to the lives of the missionaries portrayed in film during the middle third of the twentieth century. Film both influences and reflects culture, and racial, gender, and religious identities are some of the most debated issues globally today. In the movies explored in this book,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031191633
• ISBN13: 9783031191633
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"