Rhetorics of religion in American fiction : faith, fundamentalism, and fanaticism in the age of terror / / Liliana M. Naydan

• Autore: Naydan Liliana M.
• Pubblicazione: Lewisburg, Pennsylvania : , : Bucknell University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 813/.5409382
• Soggetto topico: American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism; American fiction - 21st century - History and criticism; Religion in literature; Secularism in literature; Fundamentalism in literature; Terrorism in literature; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Influence; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 - Influence; Religion and literature - United States - History - 20th century; Religion and literature - United States - History - 21st century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Uncertain Faith for Islamic Others after 9/11; 2 Beyond Religious, Atheistic, and Capitalist Fundamentalisms for Post-9/11 Jewish Others; 3 Toward a Post-9/11 Rhetoric of Catholic Mystery; 4 Emergent Varieties of Religious Experience from a Protestant Perspective; 5 Between Protestantism and Pantheism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: This book addresses representations of belief in the polarized post-9/11 Age of Terror. Naydan tracks how both major and less-known contemporary authors of diverse religious heritages negotiate religious and ideological differences that involve secularism and atheism on the one hand and religious fundamentalism and fanaticism on the other.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rhetorics of religion in American fiction
• ISBN: 1-61148-744-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809875503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II