Satan in America, the Devil we know, W. Scott Poole
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Satan in America, the Devil we know, W. Scott Poole
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Satan in America
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
361888127
Responsibility statement
W. Scott Poole
Sub title
the Devil we know
Table Of Contents
Preface: "Night stalker" : American exceptionalism and the reality of evil -- "The Devil is come down in great wrath" : the American Satan in the colonial and Revolutionary worlds -- Darkness invisible : the Devil and American revivalism -- The devils of Daniel Webster : satanic cultural politics through World War I -- Casting out devils : American theology and popular religion meets the Devil -- Hellhound on my trail : Satan and twentieth-century American culture -- Lucifer rising : satanic panics and culture wars -- The beast : Satan and the theology of American empire -- Epilogue: Shame the Devil : the problem of evil and American cultural history -- Hunting the Devil : a bibliographic essay
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- Violence -- United States -- History
- United States -- Civilization
- Devil + Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Good and evil + Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Devil + Social aspects -- United States -- History
- Good and evil + Social aspects -- United States -- History
- United States -- Religious life and customs
- National characteristics, American
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Devil + Christianity
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- Violence -- United States -- History
- United States -- Civilization
- Devil + Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Good and evil + Political aspects -- United States -- History
- Devil + Social aspects -- United States -- History
- Good and evil + Social aspects -- United States -- History
- United States -- Religious life and customs
- National characteristics, American
- Political culture -- United States -- History
- Devil + Christianity
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