Modern Occult Rhetoric: Mass Media and the Drama of Secrecy in the Twentieth Century

by Joshua Gunn

Book Overview

A broadly interdisciplinary study of the pervasive secrecy in America cultural, political, and religious discourse.

The occult has traditionally been understood as the study of secrets of the practice of mysticism or magic. This book broadens our understanding of the occult by treating it as a rhetorical phenomenon tied to language and symbols and more central to American culture than is commonly assumed.

Joshua Gunn approaches the occult...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817356568
• ISBN13: 9780817356569
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"