Religion in the handmaid's tale : a brief guide / Collete Tennant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tennant, Collete, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion in literature.

Atwood, Margaret, 1939---Criticism and interpretation.

Atwood, Margaret.

Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Handmaid's tale.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 130 pages)

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2019]

Summary:

Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale captivates readers with its disturbingly prescient vision of the future and haunting insights into the world as we know it. Religion -- especially elements of the Christian faith -- pervades every inch of the world as Atwood imagines it. Gilead's leaders use perverse forms of Christianity to sustain their authority and privilege, making understanding religion an integral part of understanding Gilead. In the face of the inextricable role of religion in the novel, readers are left to puzzle out religious references and allusions on their own. From the significance of names to twisted uses of religion to the origins of the Ceremony, this book answers all of the questions you might have about religion in this prophetic novel. For anyone who's ever googled a biblical precedent or religious phrase after encountering Atwood's dystopia, this essential guide explains it all and gives readers a fascinating look into the novel and its world. Read it and understand The Handmaid's Tale like never before.

Contents:

Religious significance of people and place names

Biblical allusions

Religion gone awry

Gender and politics

The handmaid's tale on TV.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

1-5064-5631-6