| Description |
319 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-301), photo reproduction numbers, and index. |
| Contents |
Introducing Americans to America -- Enduring faith -- Churches without people -- Another South -- Christian charity -- New Mexico's patriots -- Farming Jews -- The Negro church -- City congregations -- Project's end. |
| Summary |
Annotation A story of American photographers who went out to chronicle the Depression era--and the vibrant religious culture they found In the midst of the Great Depression, the American government initiated one of the most ambitious national photographic projects ever undertaken. Such photographers as Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Gordon Parks--all then virtually unknown--were commissioned to chronicle in pictures the economic struggle and social dislocation of the Depression era. They explored every facet of rural life in an effort to document the troubles, as well as the spirit, of the nation. Fanning out across the country, these photographers captured a nation alive with religious faith--from Dust Bowl migrants singing hymns to orthodox Jews praying in rural Connecticut. In "Picturing Faith, the preeminent historian of religion Colleen McDannell recounts the history of this extraordinary project, telling the stories of the men and women who participated in it and exploring these little-known images of America. Lavishly illustrated, "Picturing Faith teases out the various and conflicting ways that these photographers portrayed American religion and enhances our understanding of how religion was practiced during this critical period of American history. |
| Subject |
United States -- Religion -- 1901-1945 -- Pictorial works.
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United States -- Religious life and customs -- Pictorial works.
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Documentary photography -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
0300104308 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780300104301 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLGGC 264670353 |
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YDXCP 2101307 |
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NZ1 8495211 |
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AU@ 000025654256 |
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IG# 9780300104301 |
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UNITY 037650793 |
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HEBIS 125227426 |
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GEBAY 7471405 |
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DEBBG BV019671298 |
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