Maps of Heaven, Maps of Hell: Religious Terror as Memory from the Puritans to Stephen King
Edward J. Ingebretsen
239 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 1563248719
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Language: English
Publish: 830674800000
From its beginnings in Puritan sermonising to its prominent place in contemporary genre film and fiction, this book traces the use of terror in the American popular imagination. Entering American culture partly by way of religious sanction, it remains an important heart and mind shaping tool.