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Autore |
Jortner Adam |
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Titolo |
Blood from the sky : miracles and politics in the early American republic / / Adam Jortner |
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Charlottesville, [Virgina] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Virginia Press, , 2017 |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Miracles - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Supernatural - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
Religion and politics - United States - History - 19th century |
Political culture - United States - History - 19th century |
Crises - Political aspects - United States - History - 19th century |
United States History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: History, reality, and miracles -- Part I. The supernatural world -- The language of the supernatural -- The practice of the supernatural -- The politics of the supernatural -- Part II. The sectarian impulse -- Shakers -- Native American prophets -- Latter-Day Saints -- The sects that weren't -- Conclusion: Liberty and theology. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"This book examines the appearance of miracles and the supernatural in Jeffersonian America, and explains the way in which these religious claims to supernatural powers represented a political crisis in the new republic"--Provided by publisher. |
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