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Homeland mythology : biblical narratives in American culture /

Since 9/11, America has presented itself to the world as a Christianist culture, no less antimodern and nostalgic for an idealized past than its Islamist foes. The master-narrative both sides share might sound like this: Once upon a time, the values of the righteous community coincided with those of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Collins, Christopher
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Homeland and its discontents
  • Biblical time and the full narrative cycle
  • Myths of curses, myths of blessings
  • Narratives of the night
  • Abduction narratives
  • Homeland nostalgia and holy war
  • Secular modernism, biblical style.