The other side of joy : religious melancholy among the Bruderhof / / Julius H. Rubin
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| Autore: |
Rubin Julius H
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| Titolo: |
The other side of joy : religious melancholy among the Bruderhof / / Julius H. Rubin
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (277 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 289.7/3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Bruderhof Communities - Membership |
| Depression, Mental - Epidemiology | |
| Depression, Mental - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 2000. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; INTRODUCTION: ""The Best Argument for Christianity?""; ONE: The Lengthened Shadow of One Man; TWO: The Thrall of Utopian Illusions; THREE: The Revitalization of Bruderhof Piety; FOUR: Surrendered to Jesus: Varieties of Religious Melancholy; FIVE: Religious Melancholy among Other Anabaptist Sects; CONCLUSION: The Tragic Sense of Life; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This case study of a pietist religious group offers accounts of the lives of Bruderhof apostates who foundered over issues of faith, and relates these crises to the central tenets of Bruderhof theology, their spirituality, and community life. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The other side of joy |
| ISBN: | 0-19-774160-6 |
| 1-280-52980-6 | |
| 0-19-535324-2 | |
| 1-4294-0375-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814807903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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