TY - BOOK AU - Ketchell,Aaron K. ED - Project Muse. TI - Holy Hills of the Ozarks : : Religion and Tourism in Branson, Missouri / SN - 9781421428352 AV - BR560.B76 K48 2007 U1 - 277.78/797 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Baltimore PB - Johns Hopkins University Press KW - Popular culture KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Recreation KW - Amusements KW - Missouri KW - Branson KW - Branson (Mo.) KW - Religious life and customs KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-294) and index; 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; Open Access UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/3491/ ER -