Homeland mythology : biblical narratives in American culture /

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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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Collins, Christopher
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2007.
Sujets:
Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Critique, interprétation, etc.
Bible.
Christianity and culture > United States.
Christianity and politics > United States.
Church and state > United States.
Christianisme et politique > États-Unis.
Église et État > États-Unis.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
RELIGION > Religion, Politics & State.
Christianity and culture.
Christianity and politics.
Church and state.
Kultur
Christentum
Politik
Staat
United States > Church history.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
United States.
USA
Church history.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.

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