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Re-Conceptualizing The Bible Belt : Southern Spirituality In The Novels Of James Wilcox., Ashton Moats
Re-Conceptualizing The Bible Belt : Southern Spirituality In The Novels Of James Wilcox., Ashton Moats
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The following paper is a discussion of religions themes in the novels of James Wilcox, a contemporary Southern author. Through closely examining four of Wilcox's nine novels (along with excerpts from a few others), this project explores the ways in which Wilcox displays the postmodern state of contemporary Southern culture and its effects upon the religious climate of this region. Incorporating a number of literary and religious scholars, in addition to observing some of the ties between Wilcox and Flannery O'Connor, this thesis serves as both an introduction to an author who has not received a great deal of scholarly …