Overview

This interdisciplinary study of literary characters sheds light on the relatively under-studied phenomenon of religious psychopathy. God Behind the Screen: Literary Portrais of Religious Psychopathy identifies and rigorously examines protagonists in works from a variety of genres, written by authors such as Aldous Huxley, Jane Austin, Sinclair Lewis, and Steven King, who are both fervently religous and suffer from a range of disorders underneath the umbrella of psychopathy.

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Author:   Janko Andrijasevic
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.394kg
ISBN:  

9780367665418

ISBN 10:   0367665417
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction PART I 1 The Levels of Personality – Corpus et Animam 2 Generally on Religion PART II 3 The Constant Seeker: Larry Darrell and Mature Religiosity 4 The Slow-Witted Mystic: Mrs. Dempster and Fool-Saintly Religiosity PART III 5 Hustling Man of the Cloth: Elmer Gantry and Narcissistic Religiosity 6 A Demon Next to an Angel: Father Joseph and Masochistic Religiosity 7 Preacher of the Poisonwood Bible: Nathan Price and Antisocial Religiosity 8 The Flamboyant Depressive: Mrs. Winterson and Paranoid Religiosity 9 Case Studies of Minor Characters Bibliography

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Here is a well-written, insightful and deeply engaging analysis of what interests readers most: the quest for human destiny. Whether we are reading novels, poetry or books on psychology, philosophy or spirituality, the overarching project is to figure out who we are, as individuals and a species. In The God Behind the Screen we find a rich and multidisciplinary analysis to help us on our way. I found this book impossible to put down. -- Dana Sawyer, The Maine College of Art

"""Here is a well-written, insightful and deeply engaging analysis of what interests readers most: the quest for human destiny. Whether we are reading novels, poetry or books on psychology, philosophy or spirituality, the overarching project is to figure out who we are, as individuals and a species. In The God Behind the Screen we find a rich and multidisciplinary analysis to help us on our way. I found this book impossible to put down."" -- Dana Sawyer, The Maine College of Art"

Author Information

Janko Andrijasevic is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Montenegro. His areas of interest include Aldous Huxley, medical humanities, spirituality and psychology in literature. He has published a monograph on religion in Aldous Huxley's work, as well as two short novels, all in Serbo-Croatian.

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