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The politics of sacred rhetoric : absolutist appeals and political persuasion / Morgan Marietta.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marietta, Morgan.
- Series:
- Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 12.
- Studies in rhetoric and religion ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and politics--United States.
- Religion and politics.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects.
- Ethical absolutism.
- United States.
- Ethical absolutism--Political aspects--United States.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.
- Rhetoric.
- Rhetoric--Religious aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Waco, Tex. : Baylor University Press, [2012]
- Contents:
- Sacred rhetoric in American politics
- Values and value conflict, sacred values, and sacred rhetoric
- The reasoning effect: sacred rhetoric and deliberation
- The activation effect: sacred rhetoric and participation
- "From my cold, dead hands": sacred rhetoric and social movements
- The absolutist advantage: sacred rhetoric in the Bush era
- Sacred rhetoric from Carter to Clinton: the 1976-1996 presidential debates
- Sacred rhetoric, the 2008 campaigns, and the Democratic Party
- Conclusion: "a cure for thought and the diseases it breeds".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781602583863
- 1602583862
- OCLC:
- 733227804
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