![]() | The Rites of Identity: The Religious Naturalism and Cultural Criticism of Kenneth Burke and Ralph Ellison Subjects: Burke Kenneth 1897 -- Knowledge -- Religion; Ellison Ralph -- Knowledge -- Religion; Criticism -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Religion; The Rites of Identity argues that Kenneth Burke was the most deciding influence on Ralph Ellison's writings, that Burke and Ellison are firmly situated within the American tradition of religious naturalism, and that this tradition--properly understood as religious--offers a highly useful means for considering contemporary identity and mitigating religious conflict. Beth Eddy is a 1996 Charlotte Newcombe Fellow and a lecturer in religion at Princeton University. |
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