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Religion and the Ku Klux Klan : biblical appropriation in their literature and songs
- Title
- Religion and the Ku Klux Klan : biblical appropriation in their literature and songs / Juan O. Sánchez.
- Author
- Sanchez, Juan O., 1953-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- ©2016
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-7659 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- v, 210 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "As with other terrorist and extremist organizations, religion forms the basis of the Ku Klux Klan's dogmatic philosophy, providing justification for its beliefs and actions. Covering nearly a century of Klan ideology, this book examines the group's religious rhetoric in their literature and songs, from its heyday during the 1920s to 2014"--
- Subjects
- Bible and politics > United States > History
- Rhetoric > Political aspects > United States > History
- Songs > Political aspects > United States > History
- Politics and literature > United States > History
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) History
- Christianity and politics > United States > History
- Ideology > United States > Religious aspects > History
- Bible > Criticism, interpretation, etc > History
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) Language > History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Section I. The Klan, 1920/1930 -- Words and phrases -- The Ku Klux Klan and God -- The Ku Klux Klan and Christ -- The Ku Klux Klan and the Bible -- Poetry and song -- Section II. Beyond 1930 -- Klan rhetoric -- God's divine providence -- Christ, eternal emperor of the World Wide Invisible Empire -- Refining the interpretation of the Bible -- Summary: Thoughts and connections -- Appendix A: Doctrinal statement of beliefs -- Appendix B: The seven sacred symbols of the Klan.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-7659
- ISBN
- 9781476664859
- 1476664854
- LCCN
- 2016012035
- OCLC
- 933590610
- Author
- Sanchez, Juan O., 1953- author.
- Title
- Religion and the Ku Klux Klan : biblical appropriation in their literature and songs / Juan O. Sánchez.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-7659