McClure, John A.

Partial Faiths : Postsecular Fiction in the Age of Pynchon and Morrison. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (224 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. Postsecular Projects -- 1. Ontological Pluralism and Preterite Spiritualities: Thomas Pynchon -- 2. Worldly Vocations: Don DeLillo -- 3. Enclosures, Enchantments, and the Art of Discernment: Toni Morrison -- 4. Narratives of Turning in Native American Fiction: N. Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich -- 5. Neomonastic Paths and the Limits of Postsecularism: Michael Ondaatje -- Epilogue. The Dream of Open Dwelling -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
Religion and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.
Religion and literature -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Secularism in literature.
Religion in literature.


Electronic books.

PS374.R47 -- M33 2007eb

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