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“Shalom, God Bless, and Please Exit to the Right:” A Cultural Ethnography of the Holy Land Experience

Brehm, Stephanie Nicole

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2011, Master of Arts, Miami University, Comparative Religion.
This thesis explores the intersection of evangelical Christianity, entertainment, and consumerism in America through a cultural ethnography of the Holy Land Experience theme park in Orlando, Florida. This case study examines the diversity within the evangelical subculture and the blurring of the line between sacred and secular in American popular culture. In this thesis, I begin by discussing the historical lineage of American evangelical entertainment and consumerism, as well as disneyfication theories. I then classify the Holy Land Experience as a contemporary form of disneyfied evangetainment. Finally, I delve into the implications of classifying this theme park as a sacred space, a pilgrimage, or a replica, and I explore the types of worship and material objects sold and purchased at the Holy Land Experience.
Peter Williams, PhD (Advisor)
James Bielo, PhD (Committee Member)
James Hanges, PhD (Committee Member)
90 p.

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  • Brehm, S. N. (2011). “Shalom, God Bless, and Please Exit to the Right:” A Cultural Ethnography of the Holy Land Experience [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1310505582

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brehm, Stephanie. “Shalom, God Bless, and Please Exit to the Right:” A Cultural Ethnography of the Holy Land Experience. 2011. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1310505582.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brehm, Stephanie. "“Shalom, God Bless, and Please Exit to the Right:” A Cultural Ethnography of the Holy Land Experience." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1310505582

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)