In this Book
Peculiar Portrayals: Mormons on the Page, the Stage and the Screen
In a time when Mormons appear to have larger roles in everything from political conflict to television shows and when Mormon-related topics seem to show up more frequently in the news, eight scholars take a close look at Mormonism in popular media: film, television, theater, and books.
Some contributors examine specific works, including the Tony-winning play Angels in America, the hit TV series Big Love, and the bestselling books Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith and The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. Others consider the phenomena of Mormon cinema and Mormon fiction; the use of the Mormon missionary as a stock character in films; and the noticeably prominent presence of Mormons in reality television shows.
Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page, Copyright
Contents
Introduction
1. Center and Periphery: Mormons and American Culture in Tony Kushnerâs Angels in America
2. Four Consenting Adults in the Privacy of Their Own Suburb: Big Love and the Cultural Significance of Mormon Polygamy
3. Teaching Under the Banner of Heaven: Testing the Limits of Tolerance in America
4. Avenging Angels: The Nephi Archetype and Blood Atonement in Neil LaBute, Brian Evenson, and Levi Peterson, and the Making of the Mormon American Writer
5. Elders on the Big Screen: Film and the Globalized Circulation of Mormon Missionary Images
6. âI Constructed in My Mind a Vast, Panoramic Pictureâ: The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint and Postmodern, Postdenominational Mormonism
7. Jane Austen in Mollywood: Mainstreaming Mormonism in Andrew Blackâs Pride & Prejudice
8. Reality Corrupts; Reality Television Corrupts Absolutely
About the Contributors
Index
| ISBN | 9780874217742 |
|---|---|
| Related ISBN(s) | 9780874217735 |
| MARC Record | Download |
| OCLC | 659561142 |
| Pages | 209 |
| Launched on MUSE | 2012-01-01 |
| Language | English |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Creative Commons | CC-BY-NC-ND |
Copyright
2010
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