Satan in America: The Devil We Know

by W. Scott Poole

Book Overview

Satan in America tells the story of America's complicated relationship with the devil. "New light" evangelists of the eighteenth century, enslaved African Americans, demagogic politicians, and modern American film-makers have used the devil to damn their enemies, explain the nature of evil and injustice, mount social crusades, construct a national identity, and express anxiety about matters as diverse as the threat of war to the dangers of deviant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742561720
• ISBN13: 9780742561724
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"