Great victorian sacrilege, the: preachers, politics and the passion, 1879-1884
Auteur :
Nielsen, Alan
Éditeur :
McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN :
9780786473878
Date de publication :
6 févr. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What happens when freedom of artistic expression offends freedom of religion? A nationwide controversy arose when America's first professional Passion play was pronounced a "sacrilege" by Protestant ministers. This work shows that Salmi Morse and his play were actually the victims of the Protestant church's struggle to maintain power during the late 1800s.