Religion in The handmaid's tale : a brief guide /

Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale captivates readers with its disturbingly prescient vision of the future and haunting insights into the world as we know it. Religion--especially elements of the Christian faith--pervades every inch of the world as Atwood imagines it. Gilead's lead...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tennant, Colette (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Atwood, Margaret, > 1939- > Handmaid's tale. Atwood, Margaret, > 1939- > Criticism and interpretation. Religion in literature.

Table of Contents:

Introduction; Religious Significance of People and Place Names; Biblical Allusions; Religion Gone Awry; Gender and Politics; The Handmaid's Tale on TV; Acknowledgments; Index.