Hunt the Devil: A Demonology of Us War Culture

by Oscar Giner and Robert L. Ivie

Hunt the Devil is a timely and illuminating exploration of demonic imagery in US war culture. In it, authors Robert L. Ivie and Oscar Giner examine the origins of the Devil figure in the national psyche and review numerous examples from US history of the demonization of America's perceived opponents. Their analysis demonstrates that American military deployments are often part of a cycle of mythical projection wherein the Devil repeatedly appears...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817318690
• ISBN13: 9780817318697
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.3"