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Religion of fear : the politics of horror in conservative evangelicalism / Jason C. Bivins.
LIBRA BR516 .B58 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bivins, Jason.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christianity and politics--United States.
- Christianity and politics.
- United States.
- Evangelicalism--United States.
- Evangelicalism.
- Conservatism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Conservatism.
- Horror.
- Fear--Social aspects.
- Fear.
- Fear--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Political violence.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Contents:
- 1 "Scary Jesus": Locating the "Religion of Fear" in Conservative Evangelicalism 3
- 2 "A Common Thrill": Evangelicalism and the Culture of Fear 23
- 3 "Jesus Was Not a Weak Fairy": Chick Tracts and the Visual Culture of Evangelical Fear 41
- 4 "Runnin' with the Devil": Conservative Evangelical Fear and Popular Music 89
- 5 "Shake 'Em to Wake 'Em": Hell Houses and the Conservative Evangelical Theater of Horror 129
- 6 "Already Decided and Carrying a Weapon!" The Political Terrors of Being Left Behind 169
- 7 "Like Beating the Dog": Fear, Religion, and American Democracy 213.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-302) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780195340815
- 0195340817
- OCLC:
- 190872427
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