Miracle Magazine in the Sixties
Mass Media Narratives of Healings and Blessings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2809901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald L Baker (corresponding author), Ronald D Baker (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue | 468 |
| Pages | 204-218 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jaf.2005.0014 |
| OpenAlex | W2043769060 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article examines typical narratives of healings and blessings that appeared in Miracle Magazine during the 1960s under evangelist editor A. A. Allen to show how mass media preachers exploit folk beliefs. The testimonies in Miracle Magazine included, among other miracles, accounts of exorcizing bosom serpents, miracle fillings, supernatural healings of invalids, divine cures of cancer, and blessings receivedforpledging money to Allen's ministry. Features in the magazine also dealt with visions, divine voices, prophecies, and the evils of other evangelists and denominations. Studying these printed narratives, as Linda Dégh suggests, "opens an untrodden path" for folk narrative scholars
Art · Christian ministry · Literature · Miracle · Narrative · Theology · Vision · American Political and Social Dynamics · History · Mormonism, Religion, and History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |