BIBFRAME Work

Title

God and the little grey cells

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

Clanton, Dan W., Jr (author)

Subject

• Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism (LCSH)
• Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976--Criticism and interpretation. (LCSH)
• Religion in literature (LCSH)
• Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976--Religion. (LCSH)
• Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) (LCNAF)

Genre Form

• Biographies (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Classification

• LCC: PR6005.H66 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
• DDC: 823.912

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"Dan W. Clanton examines the presence and use of religion and Bible in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels and stories and their later interpretations. Clanton begins with a brief biography of Christie and her own religious identity before discussing the background(s) to Poirot's own Belgian Catholicism in the late 19th-early 20th century. He then examines the ways in which Bible is used in the novels as well as the ways in which Poirot understands God and evil to be at work in the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Golden age crime fiction and Agatha Christie -- Christianity in England and Agatha Christie -- Death on the Nile -- Evil under the sun -- The Prodigal Son -- Poirot's religious identity, part 1 : background and nine themes -- Poirot's religious identity, part 2 : "The chocolate box" and Taken at the flood -- Murder on the Orient Express -- The A.B.C. murders -- Curtain -- A Christian "Cult" -- Spiritualism -- Jews and Judaism -- Muslims and Islam.

Authorized Access Point

Clanton, Dan W., Jr. God and the little grey cells

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:19:16.620797+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23579661

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