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American Possessions: Fighting Demons in the Contemporary United States
Sean McCloud
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Description for American Possessions: Fighting Demons in the Contemporary United States
Hardback. American Possessions examines Third Wave evangelical spiritual warfare, a contemporary movement of evangelicals focused on banishing demons from human bodies, material objects, land, regions, political parties, and nation states. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Stories of contemporary exorcisms are largely met with ridicule, or even hostility. Sean McCloud argues, however, that there are important themes to consider within these narratives of seemingly well-adjusted people--who attend school, go shopping, and watch movies--who also happen to fight demons. American Possessions examines Third Wave evangelical spiritual warfare, a late twentieth-, early twenty-first century movement of evangelicals focused on banishing demons from human bodies, material objects, land, regions, political parties, and nation states. While Third Wave beliefs may seem far removed from what many scholars view as mainstream religious practice in America, McCloud argues that the movement ... Read more
Stories of contemporary exorcisms are largely met with ridicule, or even hostility. Sean McCloud argues, however, that there are important themes to consider within these narratives of seemingly well-adjusted people--who attend school, go shopping, and watch movies--who also happen to fight demons. American Possessions examines Third Wave evangelical spiritual warfare, a late twentieth-, early twenty-first century movement of evangelicals focused on banishing demons from human bodies, material objects, land, regions, political parties, and nation states. While Third Wave beliefs may seem far removed from what many scholars view as mainstream religious practice in America, McCloud argues that the movement ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190205355
SKU
V9780190205355
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About Sean McCloud
Sean McCloud is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies and Communication Studies Faculty Affiliate at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He teaches, publishes, and researches in the fields of American religions and religion and culture. His publications include Making the American Religious Fringe: Exotics, Subversives, and Journalists, 1955-1993 (2004), Divine Hierarchies: Class in American Religion ... Read more
Reviews for American Possessions: Fighting Demons in the Contemporary United States
In an understudied field, McCloud's analysis is a welcomed addition due to his concise argument, fair criticisms, and well-organized work on a topic that is often dismissed.
J. Tyler Odle, Reading Religion
Religious studies scholars will find much to appreciate in American Possessions ... American Possessions would make an excellent supplemental text for an upper division undergraduate/graduate religious ... Read more
J. Tyler Odle, Reading Religion
Religious studies scholars will find much to appreciate in American Possessions ... American Possessions would make an excellent supplemental text for an upper division undergraduate/graduate religious ... Read more