Homeland Mythology : : Biblical Narratives in American Culture / / Christopher Collins.
Since 9/11, America has presented itself to the world as a Christianist culture, no less antimodern and nostalgic for an idealized past than its Islamist foes. The master-narrative both sides share might sound like this: Once upon a time, the values of the righteous community coincided with those of...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 2 illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Preface:
- 1 Homeland and Its Discontents
- 2 Biblical Time and the Full Narrative Cycle
- 3 Myths of Curses, Myths of Blessings
- 4 Narratives of the Night
- 5 Abduction Narratives
- 6 Homeland Nostalgia and Holy War
- 7 Secular Modernism, Biblical Style
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index