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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462138103321

Autore

Chapp Christopher B. <1979->

Titolo

Religious rhetoric and American politics [[electronic resource] ] : the endurance of civil religion in electoral campaigns / / Christopher B. Chapp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8014-6524-9

0-8014-6568-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

324.7

Soggetti

Religion and politics - United States

Rhetoric - Religious aspects - Christianity

Rhetoric - Political aspects - United States

Identity politics - United States

Civil religion - United States

Political campaigns - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A theory of religious rhetoric in American campaigns -- Religious rhetoric in American political history -- Religious rhetoric and the politics of identity -- Religious rhetoric and the politics of emotive appeals -- The consequences of religious language on presidential candidate evaluations -- Civil religion identity and the task of political representation -- The rhetorical construction of religious constituencies.

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines the role of religious political rhetoric in American elections by analyzing both how political elites use religious language, and how voters respond to different expressions of religion in the public sphere"--Publisher's Web site.