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Spiritualism in antebellum America /
In this study, Spiritualism emerges as a reflection of and a reaction to many currents in antebellum American life, including more democratic conceptions of religious authority, the revolt against religious formalism, the emergence of new religious groups, the liberalization of Protestant theology,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©1997.
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| Colección: | Religion in North America.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this study, Spiritualism emerges as a reflection of and a reaction to many currents in antebellum American life, including more democratic conceptions of religious authority, the revolt against religious formalism, the emergence of new religious groups, the liberalization of Protestant theology, the growing cultural power of science, and the rise of commercial capitalism. For believers, Spiritualism was a liberating rebellion against the religious status quo and a new religion that brought order, structure, comfort, and a sense of community to their lives. This is the story of spiritually restless Americans of the 1840s and 1850s attempting to create a space of ordered freedom in which to seek harmony with the universe. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 227 pages) : illustrations, music |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585105340 9780585105345 9780253333155 0253333156 |