Whatever Happened to Sherlock Holmes?: Detective Fiction, Popular Theology, and Society

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Robert S. Paul suggests that the reason detective fiction has won legions of readers may be that "the writer of detective fiction, without conscious intent, appeals directly to those moral and spiritual roots of society unconsciously affirmed and endorsed by the readers."

Because detective stories deal with crime and punishment they cannot help dealing implicitly with theological issues, such as the reality of good and evil, the recognition...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0809317222

ISBN13:9780809317226

Release Date:November 1991

Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press

Length:306 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Religion Religion & Spirituality

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Whatever Happened to Sherlock Holmes?: Detective Fiction, Popular Theology, and Society

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