RT Book
T1 The rites of identity: the religious naturalism and cultural criticism of Kenneth Burke and Ralph Ellison
A1 Eddy, Beth 1955-
LA English
PP Princeton, N.J
PB Princeton University Press
YR 2003
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/686451759
AB The Rites of Identity argues that Kenneth Burke was the most deciding influence on Ralph Ellison's writings, that Burke and Ellison are firmly situated within the American tradition of religious naturalism, and that this tradition--properly understood as religious--offers a highly useful means for considering contemporary identity and mitigating religious conflict.  Beth Eddy adds Burke and Ellison to a tradition of religious naturalism that traces back to Ralph Waldo Emerson but received its most nuanced expression in the work of George Santayana. Through close readings of the essays and fic
OP 204
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN PN75.B8
SN 0691092494
K1 Ellison, Ralph : Knowledge : Religion
K1 Burke, Kenneth : 1897-1993 : Knowledge : Religion
K1 Criticism : United States : History : 20th century
K1 Religion