Religious Myths and Visions of America: How Minority Faiths Redefined America's World Role
- ISBN-10
- 0313359598
- ISBN-13
- 9780313359590
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 324
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- Christopher Buck
Description
Buck examines the religious significance of America by surveying those religions that have attached some kind of spiritual meaning to it.
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- 2009-04-30
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