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UNINA9910449932603321 |
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Autore |
Bonomi Patricia U. |
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Titolo |
Under the cope of heaven : religion, society, and politics in Colonial America / / Patricia U. Bonomi |
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Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2003 |
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0-19-972911-5 |
0-19-530379-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (489 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
United States Religion To 1800 |
United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Religious aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this pathbreaking study, Patricia Bonomi argues that religion was as instrumental as either politics or the economy in shaping early American life and values. Looking at the middle and southern colonies as well as at Puritan New England, Bonomi finds an abundance of religious vitality through the colonial years among clergy and churchgoers of diverse religious background. The book also explores the tightening relationship between religion and politics and illuminates the vital role religion played in the American Revolution. A perennial backlist title first published in 1986, this updated e |
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