Hunt the devil : a demonology of US war culture /
Ivie, Robert L.
Hunt the devil : a demonology of US war culture / Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner. - 1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Evildoers; 2. Witches; 3. Indians; 4. Dictators; 5. Reds; 6. Tricksters; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.
Hunt the Devil is a timely and illuminating exploration of demonic imagery in US war culture. In it, authors Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner examine the origins of the Devil figure in the national psyche and review numerous examples from US history of the demonization of America' s perceived opponents. Their analysis demonstrates that American military deployments are often part of a cycle of mythical projection wherein the Devil repeatedly appears anew and must be exorcised through redemptive acts of war, even at the cost of curtailing democratic values. Meticulously researched, documented, an.
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Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.
Demonology--United States.
Tricksters.
Imagery (Psychology)
War and society--United States.
Imagery, Psychotherapy
Discours politique--États-Unis.
Démonologie--États-Unis.
Tricksters.
Imagerie (Psychologie)
Guerre et société--États-Unis.
imagery.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Communication Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--Nationalism.
HISTORY--General.--United States
Demonology.
Imagery (Psychology)
Rhetoric--Political aspects.
Tricksters.
War and society.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GR525
133.4/20973
Hunt the devil : a demonology of US war culture / Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner. - 1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Evildoers; 2. Witches; 3. Indians; 4. Dictators; 5. Reds; 6. Tricksters; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.
Hunt the Devil is a timely and illuminating exploration of demonic imagery in US war culture. In it, authors Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner examine the origins of the Devil figure in the national psyche and review numerous examples from US history of the demonization of America' s perceived opponents. Their analysis demonstrates that American military deployments are often part of a cycle of mythical projection wherein the Devil repeatedly appears anew and must be exorcised through redemptive acts of war, even at the cost of curtailing democratic values. Meticulously researched, documented, an.
9780817388195 (electronic bk.) 0817388192 (electronic bk.) (hardback) (hardback)
2064669 Proquest Ebook Central
Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States.
Demonology--United States.
Tricksters.
Imagery (Psychology)
War and society--United States.
Imagery, Psychotherapy
Discours politique--États-Unis.
Démonologie--États-Unis.
Tricksters.
Imagerie (Psychologie)
Guerre et société--États-Unis.
imagery.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Communication Studies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Ideologies--Nationalism.
HISTORY--General.--United States
Demonology.
Imagery (Psychology)
Rhetoric--Political aspects.
Tricksters.
War and society.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
GR525
133.4/20973