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Author Tennant, Colette, author.

Title Religion in The handmaid's tale : a brief guide / Colette Tennant
Published Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2019]
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Contents Introduction -- Religious significance of people and place names -- Biblical allusions-- Religion gone awry -- Gender and politics -- The Handmaid's Tale on TV
Summary From the significance of names to twisted uses of religion to the origins of the Ceremony, Religion in The Handmaid's Tale answers all of your questions about religion in Atwood's prophetic novel. For anyone who's ever googled a biblical precedent or religious phrase after encountering Atwood's dystopia, this essential guide explains it all and gives readers a fascinating look into the novel and its world. Read it and understand The Handmaid's Tale like never before
Notes Includes index
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 10, 2019)
Subject Atwood, Margaret, 1939- Handmaid's tale.
Atwood, Margaret, 1939- -- Criticism and interpretation
Atwood, Margaret, 1939-
SUBJECT Handmaid's tale (Television program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017111909
Handmaid's tale (Atwood, Margaret) fast (OCoLC)fst01716154
Subject Religion in literature.
Religion in literature.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1506456316
9781506456317