Let Death Seize Upon Them: Populism in Political Prayers of Imprecation

In the United States, religious elites routinely use prayer to set and communicate political agendas, shape the opinions of Christian publics, and mobilize political activism. Among political prayers distributed to believers, imprecation is rare. In this paper, I examine a set of cases of imprecator...

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Main Author: Burack, Cynthia 1958- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2020]
In: Politics and religion
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 492-516
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Religious group / Political behavior / Politics / Prayer / Opponent / Curse
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