Spectacular transcendence: Abundant means in the cinematic representation of african american christianity

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 205-220

  Lindvall, Terry R ^a   Williams, W O ^b   Terry, Artie ^c  

^a REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WHEATON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundant means; African American film; African American religious practices; King Vidor; Paul Schrader; Sparse means; Transcendental style

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900929390     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646179609361725     Document Type: Article

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