{"product_id":"religion-in-the-handmaids-tale-colette-tennant-9781506456300","title":"Religion in the Handmaid's Tale: A Brief Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eMargaret Atwood's \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e captivates readers with its disturbingly prescient vision of the future and haunting insights into the world as we know it. Religion--especially elements of the Christian faith--pervades every inch of the world as Atwood imagines it. Gilead's leaders use perverse forms of Christianity to sustain their authority and privilege, making understanding religion an integral part of understanding Gilead. In the face of the inextricable role of religion in the novel, readers are left to puzzle out religious references and allusions on their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the significance of names to twisted uses of religion to the origins of the Ceremony, this book answers all the questions you might have about religion in this 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 \u003cem\u003eThe Handmaid's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e like never before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colette Tennant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1506456308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506456300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2019","brand":"Colette Tennant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935347179775,"sku":"9781506456300","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e44bffbe-b9b0-49fd-98b0-5a0958e2fffd.jpg?v=1681419275","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-in-the-handmaids-tale-colette-tennant-9781506456300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}