Errand Into the Wilderness of Mirrors - Religion and the History of the Cia

"Michael Graziano investigates the religious conceptions of those who shaped and worked for the CIA, arguing that the Catholicism of key CIA figures--such as "Wild" Bill Donovan and Edward Lansdale--was decisive in establishing the agency's concerns, methods, and understandings of the world. In part this was because the Roman Catholic Church already had global networks of people and safe places that American agents could use to their advantage. But conversely, American agents were overly inclined to view other powerful religions and religious figures in the same framework as Catholicism--misconceptions that led, too often, to tragedy and disaster"--

About the author

Michael Graziano is assistant professor of religion at the University of Northern Iowa.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Graziano, Graziano Michael
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780226767406
• ISBN: 978-0-226-76740-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, True Crime, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, 20th Century, TRUE CRIME / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Espionage & secret services, History of the Americas, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Espionage and secret services