An edition of Maps of heaven, maps of hell
(1996)
Maps of heaven, maps of hell
religious terror as memory from the Puritans to Stephen King
1st ed.
by Edward J. Ingebretsen
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Puritan theology maintained the "men need to be terrified, so that they may be converted." Yet the fear of self-loss at the heart of religious conversion was, oddly enough, similar to the fear provoked by witchery and demonic possession. Thus terror entered American culture partly by way of religious sanction, and it continues to be an important social tool for the shaping of hearts and minds.
This book defines the use of terror in the American popular imagination from its beginnings in Puritan sermonizing to its prominent place in contemporary genre film and fiction.
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American Horror tales, American fiction, Christianity, Christianity and literature, English influences, Fiction, Gothic revival (Literature), Heaven in literature, Hell in literature, History and criticism, Horror tales, American, Memory in literature, Puritan movements in literature, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Fiction, Horror tales, history and criticism, Fiction, religious aspects, Christianity in literature, Récits d'horreur américains, Histoire et critique, Littérature frénétique, Roman américain, Influence anglaise, Puritanisme dans la littérature, Christianisme et littérature, Ciel, Aspect religieux, dans la littérature, Mémoire dans la littérature, Enfer dans la littératurePlaces
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Maps of Heaven, Maps of Hell: Religious Terror As Memory from the Puritans to Stephen King
December 1999, M.E. Sharpe
Paperback
in English
155778728X 9781557787286
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Maps of heaven, maps of hell: religious terror as memory from the Puritans to Stephen King
1996, M.E. Sharpe
in English
- 1st ed.
1563248719 9781563248719
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