Satan in America: the Devil we know
Preface: "Night stalker" : American exceptionalism and the reality of evil -- "The Devil is come down in great wrath" : the American Satan in the colonial and Revolutionary worlds -- Darkness invisible : the Devil and American revivalism -- The devils of Daniel Webster : satanic...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Lanham, Md. [u.a.]
Rowman & Littlefield
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | Review: Satan in America: The Devil We Know, by W. Scott Poole (2012) (Frankfurter, David)
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| Edition: | 1. paperback ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Christianity
/ Devil
/ Evil
/ Culture
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Good and evil
Social aspects
History
United States
B Political Culture History United States B United States Civilization B Violence History United States B United States Religious life and customs B Devil Social aspects History United States B Devil Political aspects History United States B Good and evil Political aspects History United States B National characteristics, American B Devil Christianity |
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| Summary: | Preface: "Night stalker" : American exceptionalism and the reality of evil -- "The Devil is come down in great wrath" : the American Satan in the colonial and Revolutionary worlds -- Darkness invisible : the Devil and American revivalism -- The devils of Daniel Webster : satanic cultural politics through World War I -- Casting out devils : American theology and popular religion meets the Devil -- Hellhound on my trail : Satan and twentieth century American culture -- Lucifer rising : satanic panics and culture wars -- The beast : Satan and the theology of American empire -- Epilogue: Shame the Devil : the problem of evil and American cultural history -- Hunting the Devil : a bibliographic essay |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XXVI, 243 S. |
| ISBN: | 0742561720 |