Religion in the Handmaid's Tale: A Brief Guide

by Collete Tennant

Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale captivates readers with its disturbingly prescient vision of the future and haunting insights into the world as we know it. Religion--especially elements of the Christian faith--pervades every inch of the world as Atwood imagines it. Gilead's leaders use perverse forms of Christianity to sustain their authority and privilege, making understanding religion an integral part of understanding Gilead. In the face...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506456308
• ISBN13: 9781506456300
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 6.9"