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Modern occult rhetoric : mass media and the drama of secrecy in the twentieth century /
A broadly interdisciplinary study of the pervasive secrecy in America cultural, political, and religious discourse. The occult has traditionally been understood as the study of secrets of the practice of mysticism or magic. This book broadens our understanding of the occult by treating it as a rheto...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa, Ala. :
University of Alabama Press,
©2005.
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| Series: | Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | A broadly interdisciplinary study of the pervasive secrecy in America cultural, political, and religious discourse. The occult has traditionally been understood as the study of secrets of the practice of mysticism or magic. This book broadens our understanding of the occult by treating it as a rhetorical phenomenon tied to language and symbols and more central to American culture than is commonly assumed. Joshua Gunn approaches the occult as an idiom, examining the ways in which acts of textual criticism and interpretation are occultic in nature, as evident in practices as diverse as academic sc. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 340 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780817385415 081738541X |