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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ketchell, Aaron K., 1971-
Language:	English
Published:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2007.
Subjects:	Recreation > Missouri > Branson. Amusements > Missouri > Branson. Amusements > Religious aspects > Christianity. Recreation > Religious aspects > Christianity. Popular culture > Religious aspects > Christianity. Branson (Mo.) > Religious life and customs.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2007 (Ebook Central @ Proquest) Project Muse Open Access ebooks: 2007 (Project MUSE @ John Hopkins University) DOAB Directory of Open Access Books: 2007 (Directory of Open Access Books)
Variant Title:	Religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri Holy hills of the Ozarks: religion and tourism in Branson, Missouri
Format:	Electronic eBook

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.