At the Altar of Lynching: Burning Sam Hose in the American South

ISBN-13: 9781316633984 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 354 str.

Donald G. Mathews

Opis

Offers a new interpretation of the lynching of Sam Hose through the lens of the religious culture in the evangelical American South.

Recenzje

'Mathews's account examines the role of religion in justifying and legitimizing extralegal, ritualistic execution that often involved mutilation and torture. … Mathews's dissection of the frightful autoda-fé gang murder and its bloody aftermath makes a compelling case for how all aspects of society coalesced to justify and maintain totalitarian control of the racial hierarchy, with religious faith often at the forefront.' Howard Smead, The American Historical Review

Spis treści

1. Before the burning: Southern mastery; 2. Sex, danger, and religion: facing a 'savage fury'; 3. Kindling the fire; 4. Burning Sam Hose; 5. Ashes: rape and history; 6. Ashes: the blind and sighted; 7. At the altar: crucifixion.