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Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America (Print Culture History in Modern America)
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Description for Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America (Print Culture History in Modern America)
Paperback. Explores how a variety of print media - religious tracts, newsletters, cartoons, pamphlets, self-help books, mass-market paperbacks, and editions of the Bible from the King James Version to contemporary "Bible-zines" - have shaped and been shaped by experiences of faith since the Civil War. Editor(s): Cohen, Charles Lloyd; Boyer, Paul S. Series: Print Culture History in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HR; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America explores how a variety of print media - religious tracts, newsletters, cartoons, pamphlets, self-help books, mass-market paperbacks, and editions of the Bible from the King James Version to contemporary ""Bible-zines"" - have shaped and been shaped by experiences of faith since the Civil War. Edited by Charles L. Cohen and Paul S. Boyer, whose comprehensive historical essays provide a broad overview to the topic, this book is the first on the history of religious print culture in modern America and a well-timed entry into the increasingly prominent contemporary debate over the ... Read more
Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America explores how a variety of print media - religious tracts, newsletters, cartoons, pamphlets, self-help books, mass-market paperbacks, and editions of the Bible from the King James Version to contemporary ""Bible-zines"" - have shaped and been shaped by experiences of faith since the Civil War. Edited by Charles L. Cohen and Paul S. Boyer, whose comprehensive historical essays provide a broad overview to the topic, this book is the first on the history of religious print culture in modern America and a well-timed entry into the increasingly prominent contemporary debate over the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Print Culture History in Modern America
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299225742
SKU
V9780299225742
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About
Charles L. Cohen is professor of history and religious studies and director of the Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He is the author of God's Caress: The Psychology of Puritan Religious Experience. Paul S. Boyer is Merle Curti Professor of History Emeritus and former director of the Institute for ... Read more
Reviews for Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America (Print Culture History in Modern America)
A fascinating foray into the modern religious worlds made by the word. - Peter J. Thuesen, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis