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Holy Leisure : Recreation and Religion in Gods Square Mile.
On July 31, 1869, twenty-two members of the holiness movement of the Methodist church gathered to pray on a beach on the New Jersey shore. Before long, Ocean Grove was established as "Gods Square Mile," the first permanent camp meeting dedicated to both religious and recreational pursuits....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | On July 31, 1869, twenty-two members of the holiness movement of the Methodist church gathered to pray on a beach on the New Jersey shore. Before long, Ocean Grove was established as "Gods Square Mile," the first permanent camp meeting dedicated to both religious and recreational pursuits. In this richly illustrated history, Troy Messenger provides a glimpse into a fascinating moment in the development of both nineteenth-century religion and American leisure culture. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (188 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780816689798 0816689792 |