Let Death Seize Upon Them: Populism in Political Prayers of Imprecation
In the United States, religious elites routinely use prayer to set and communicate political agendas, shape the opinions of Christian publics, and mobilize political activism. Among political prayers distributed to believers, imprecation is rare. In this paper, I examine a set of cases of imprecator...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2020]
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Politics and religion
Año: 2020, Volumen: 13, Número: 3, Páginas: 492-516 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
USA
/ Religious group
/ Political behavior
/ Politics
/ Prayer
/ Opponent
/ Curse
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CG Cristianismo y política KBQ América del Norte |
| Acceso en línea: |
Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |
| Sumario: | In the United States, religious elites routinely use prayer to set and communicate political agendas, shape the opinions of Christian publics, and mobilize political activism. Among political prayers distributed to believers, imprecation is rare. In this paper, I examine a set of cases of imprecatory political prayers publicized since the turn of millennium that have undeniable U.S. political subtexts and objects. Using the work of James Scott and Jan-Werner Müller, I argue that most political prayers of imprecation can fruitfully be read as manifestations of right-wing populism. These prayers reveal a hidden transcript of rage aimed not only at mainstream political arrangements and political elites but also at the comparatively polite discourse characteristic of mainstream U.S. Christian traditions, including much Christian conservatism. |
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| ISSN: | 1755-0491 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Politics and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1755048319000452 |