Religion in the United States: 196 (American Studies - a Monograph Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 382535864X ISBN 13: 9783825358648

Verlag: Universitaetsverlag Winter, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Cortiel Jeanne

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Reseña del editor:

The idea that the cultural history of the United States has been shaped by religion(s) is a truism few would question. Scholars in American Studies, however, have been reluctant to engage this issue in a manner appropriate to its significance and complexity. This volume of scholarly articles approaches the challenges posed by the topic "religion in the United States" from an interdisciplinary perspective, examining the ways in which religious heterogeneity, a multitude of religious practices and holy scriptures - as well as resistance to such religiosity - are interwoven with American literature, culture, and history. The contributions address three general areas of interest: evangelical empowerment in the United States since the 1970s, religious interventions in major nineteenth-century American cultural conflicts, and contemporary negotiations of national/transnational narratives of religion and spirituality in fiction, film, and performance.

Biografía del autor:

Kornelia Freitag is chair of American studies at Ruhr-UniversitAt Bochum (Germany).

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• Verlag: Universitaetsverlag Winter
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 382535864X
• ISBN 13: 9783825358648
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 318
• Herausgeber: Cortiel Jeanne, Freitag Kornelia, Gerhardt Christine, Wala Michael