LEADER 03970nam 2200697 450 001 9910790769203321 005 20230126203732.0 010 $a0-19-530017-3 010 $a0-19-935501-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001161879 035 $a(EBL)1573046 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001059355 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12461143 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001059355 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11080274 035 $a(PQKB)11299764 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1573046 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10804610 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL544880 035 $a(OCoLC)863673503 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1573046 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001161879 100 $a20130809h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican civil religion $ewhat Americans hold sacred /$fPeter Gardella 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (385 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-530018-1 311 $a1-306-13629-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; American Civil Religion; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. What Is American Civil Religion?; 2. America: The Name, the Concept, and the Word; 3. Jamestown and Its Anniversaries; 4. The Mayfl ower Compact; 5. Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims, and the Indians; 6. City on a Hill: From Jesus to Winthrop, Kennedy, and Reagan; 7. The Freedom Trail and Boston Common; 8. The Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and the Slave Quarters; 9. The Flag; 10. The Declaration of Independence; 11. The Great Seal and the Dollar Bill; 12. The Constitution 327 $a13. Washington, D.C.: The City, the Capitol, and the White House14. The Star-Spangled Banner; 15. The Washington Monument; 16. The Battle Hymn of the Republic; 17. Gettysburg and the Gett ysburg Address; 18. Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address; 19. Arlington National Cemetery; 20. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; 21. America the Beautiful; 22. The Lincoln Memorial; 23. Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills; 24. God Bless America; 25. Th is Land Is Your Land; 26. The Four Freedoms; 27. Iwo Jima: The Picture, the Monuments, and the Battle; 28. Disney Parks; 29. The Kennedy Inaugural 327 $a30. King's Speeches: The Mall (1963) and Memphis (1968)31. Vietnam Veterans Memorial; 32. Transforming the National Mall; 33. Ground Zero, Martyrdom, and Empire; 34. Conflict, Consensus, and the Future 330 $aThe United States has never had an officially established national church. Since the time of the first British colonists, it has instead developed a strong civil religion that melds God and nation. In a deft exploration of American civil religious symbols-from the Liberty Bell to the Vietnam Memorial, from Mount Rushmore to Disney World-Peter Gardella explains how the places, objects, and words that Americans hold sacred came into being and how Americans' feelings about them have changed over time. In addition to examining revered historical sites and structures, he analyzes such sacred texts 606 $aNational characteristics, American 606 $aPublic history$zUnited States 606 $aSymbolism$zUnited States 606 $aNational monuments$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aCollective memory$zUnited States 606 $aPatriotism$zUnited States 615 0$aNational characteristics, American. 615 0$aPublic history 615 0$aSymbolism 615 0$aNational monuments$xSocial aspects 615 0$aCollective memory 615 0$aPatriotism 676 $a973 700 $aGardella$b Peter$f1951-$01571864 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790769203321 996 $aAmerican civil religion$93846423 997 $aUNINA