Televangelism Reconsidered: Ritual in the Search for Human Community (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781555409074)

By closely examining four television programs--Falwell's "The Old-Time Gospel Hour," Robertson's "700 Club," the Bakkers' "PTL Club," and the telecasts of Jimmy Swaggart--this work considers the attraction of televangelism for its conservative Christian audience. It argues that televangelism, as ritual performance, both legitimates the beliefs of viewers and at the same time adapts other beliefs of its viewers to the broader culture.

Author: Bobby C. Alexander
ISBN-10: 1555409075
ISBN-13: 9781555409074
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Language: English
Published: 01/02/1994
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.80w x 0.56d