Modern occult rhetoric : mass media and the drama of secrecy in the twentieth century /
Gunn, Joshua, 1973-
Modern occult rhetoric : mass media and the drama of secrecy in the twentieth century / Joshua Gunn. - Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2005. - 1 online resource (xxix, 340 pages) : illustrations - - Rhetoric, culture, and social critique . - Rhetoric, culture, and social critique. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Esoterica -- pt. 2. Exoterica.
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A broadly interdisciplinary study of the pervasive secrecy in America cultural, political, and religious discourse. The occult has traditionally been understood as the study of secrets of the practice of mysticism or magic. This book broadens our understanding of the occult by treating it as a rhetorical phenomenon tied to language and symbols and more central to American culture than is commonly assumed. Joshua Gunn approaches the occult as an idiom, examining the ways in which acts of textual criticism and interpretation are occultic in nature, as evident in practices as diverse as academic sc.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9780817385415 081738541X
Title subscribed to via ProQuest Academic Complete
1900-1999
Occultism--History--20th century.
Mass media--History--20th century.
Popular culture--History--20th century.
Occultisme--Histoire--20e siècle.
Médias--Histoire--20e siècle.
Culture populaire--Histoire--20e siècle.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Mysticism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Occultism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Parapsychology--General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Reference.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Supernatural.
Mass media
Occultism
Popular culture
Occultisme.
Retorica.
Massamedia.
History
BF1439 / .G86 2005eb
130/.1/4
Modern occult rhetoric : mass media and the drama of secrecy in the twentieth century / Joshua Gunn. - Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, ©2005. - 1 online resource (xxix, 340 pages) : illustrations - - Rhetoric, culture, and social critique . - Rhetoric, culture, and social critique. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Esoterica -- pt. 2. Exoterica.
Use copy
A broadly interdisciplinary study of the pervasive secrecy in America cultural, political, and religious discourse. The occult has traditionally been understood as the study of secrets of the practice of mysticism or magic. This book broadens our understanding of the occult by treating it as a rhetorical phenomenon tied to language and symbols and more central to American culture than is commonly assumed. Joshua Gunn approaches the occult as an idiom, examining the ways in which acts of textual criticism and interpretation are occultic in nature, as evident in practices as diverse as academic sc.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9780817385415 081738541X
Title subscribed to via ProQuest Academic Complete
1900-1999
Occultism--History--20th century.
Mass media--History--20th century.
Popular culture--History--20th century.
Occultisme--Histoire--20e siècle.
Médias--Histoire--20e siècle.
Culture populaire--Histoire--20e siècle.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Mysticism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Occultism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Parapsychology--General.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Reference.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Supernatural.
Mass media
Occultism
Popular culture
Occultisme.
Retorica.
Massamedia.
History
BF1439 / .G86 2005eb
130/.1/4