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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452151103321

Autore

Miller Randall M

Titolo

Religion and the American Civil War [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

1-280-47064-X

0-19-802834-2

1-4237-6001-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (437 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StoutHarry S

WilsonCharles Reagan

Disciplina

973.71

973.778

Soggetti

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Religious aspects - Congresses

United States - General

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; I. OVERVIEW; II. IDEAS; III. PEOPLE; IV. PLACES; V. COMPARISONS; Afterword; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The 16 essays in this volume address the question of the role played by religion in the American Civil War. The authors show that religion, understood in its broadest context, as a culture and community of faith, was found wherever the war was found.