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Moses in America: The Cultural Uses of Biblical Narrative

By Melanie J. Wright

Book information

Publisher
An American Academy of Religion Book
Year
2002
ISBN
9780195152265, 0195152263
Open Library ID
OL7390072M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9586699 bytes)
Series
Aar Cultural Criticism Series
Edition
First Edition
Pages
181\181
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This book explores the retelling of the life of Moses in three 20th-century American narratives: Moses in Red, by Lincoln Steffens; Moses, Man of the Mountain, by Zora Neale Hurston; and Cecil B. DeMille's film, The Ten Commandments. Wright's analysis reveals that the figure of Moses has strong currency in American culture at many levels.

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