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American Angels: Useful Spirits in the Material World (CultureAmerica)
Peter Gardella
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Description for American Angels: Useful Spirits in the Material World (CultureAmerica)
Hardcover. From figurines to bumper stickers, Broadway to prime-time TV, angels have taken over America. This study looks objectively at the place of angels in American culture. It mixes theology, psychology, sociology of religion, gender theory, and even film criticism to create an unusually well-rounded survey of a uniquely American phenomenon. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
From figurines to bumper stickers, Broadway to prime-time TV, angels have taken over America. Our fascination with angels has become big business but, as Peter Gardella shows, this phenomenon has extended well beyond the commercial world to attract and inspire people from all walks of life for a diverse array of reasons. Gardella's engaging study is the first to look objectively at the place of angels in American culture. He explores in particular the emergence of a domestic religion of ""useful angels"" - especially outside mainstream churches - that has created a uniquely American faith, one that addresses everything from ... Read more
From figurines to bumper stickers, Broadway to prime-time TV, angels have taken over America. Our fascination with angels has become big business but, as Peter Gardella shows, this phenomenon has extended well beyond the commercial world to attract and inspire people from all walks of life for a diverse array of reasons. Gardella's engaging study is the first to look objectively at the place of angels in American culture. He explores in particular the emergence of a domestic religion of ""useful angels"" - especially outside mainstream churches - that has created a uniquely American faith, one that addresses everything from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
CultureAmerica
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615377
SKU
V9780700615377
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About Peter Gardella
Peter Gardella is professor of world religions at Manhattanville College and author of Innocent Ecstasy: How Christianity Gave America an Ethic of Sexual Pleasure and Domestic Religion: Work, Food, Sex and Other Commitments.
Reviews for American Angels: Useful Spirits in the Material World (CultureAmerica)
Gardella's brave and ambitious book offers a courageous interpretation of our times... Illuminating and authoritative. Sophy Burnham, Author of A Book of Angels ""Sprightly writing, with an eye to pop culture.... Gardella presents a goldmine of evidence for the eclectic, pragmatic, and material nature of American religious history."" Colleen McDannell, coauthor of Heaven: A History ""A readable and engaging study ... Read more