Moses, Jesus, and the Trickster in the Evangelical South

Informationen zum Autor Paul Harvey is a professor of history at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs! USA. He is author or editor of numerous books including Freedom's Coming: Religious Culture and the Shaping of the South from the Civil War through the Civil Rights Era and The Columbia Guide to Religion in American History. Klappentext Paul Harvey uses four characters that are important symbols of religious expression in the American South to survey major themes of religion, race, and southern history. He uses not only biblical and religious sources but also draws on literature, mythology, and art. He ponders the troubling meaning of 'religious freedom' for slaves and later for blacks in the segregated South. Zusammenfassung Four characters that are important symbols of religious expression in the American South are used to survey major themes of religion, race, and southern history. Harvey also draws on literature, mythology, and art to ponder the troubling meaning of "religious freedom" for slaves and later for blacks in the segregated South.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Harvey
• Assisted by: Sarah Gardner (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Georgia Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2013
• EAN: 9780820345925
• ISBN: 978-0-8203-4592-5
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Mercer University Lamar Memori; Mercer University Lamar Memori; Mercer University Lamar Memorial Lectures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories