Moral Geography : Maps, Missionaries, and the American Frontier /

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Moral Geography traces the development of a moral basis for American expansionism, as Protestant missionaries, using biblical language and metaphors, imaginatively conjoined the cultivation of souls with the cultivation of land and made space sacred. While the political implications of the mapping o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: DeRogatis, Amy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2003]
Colección:Religion and American Culture
Temas:
Christianity and geography > Ohio > Western Reserve > History > 19th century.
Congregational churches > Missions > Connecticut > Ohio > Western Reserve > History > 19th century.
Missions > Ohio > Western Reserve > History > 19th century.
Presbyterian Church > Missions > Ohio > Western Reserve > History > 19th century.
RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Benevolent Design
  • Chapter 2. Models of Piety
  • Chapter 3. The Moral Garden of the Western World
  • Chapter 4. Geography Made Easy
  • Chapter 5. A Beacon in the Wilderness
  • Conclusion: Moral Geography
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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