Southern Civil Religions
Author | : Arthur Remillard |
Publisher | : New Southern Studies |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 2011 |
ISBN-13 | : 0820341398 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780820341392 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Southern Civil Religions by : Arthur Remillard
Download or read book Southern Civil Religions written by Arthur Remillard and published by New Southern Studies. This book was released on 2011 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the aftermath of the Civil War, the Lost Cause gave white southerners a new collective identity anchored in the stories, symbols, and rituals of the defeated Confederacy. The civil religious perspectives of everyone else, meanwhile, have gone unnoticed. Arthur Remillard attempts to fill this void by focusing on the Wiregrass Gulf South region.