Spiritualism in antebellum America /

In this study, Spiritualism emerges as a reflection of and a reaction to many currents in antebellum American life, including more democratic conceptions of religious authority, the revolt against religious formalism, the emergence of new religious groups, the liberalization of Protestant theology,...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Carroll, Bret E., 1961-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1997.
Schriftenreihe:Religion in North America.
Online-Zugang:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=11047
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Foreword / Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein
  • 1. Introduction: Spiritualist Religion and the Search for Order
  • 2. American Spiritualism and the Swedenborgian Order
  • 3. Spiritualist Republicanism
  • 4. The Structure of the Spirit World
  • 5. The Ministry of Spirits
  • 6. The Structure of Spiritualist Practice
  • 7. The Structure of Spiritualist Society.