Damned nation: hell in America from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Hell mattered in the United States' first century of nationhood. The fear of fire-and-brimstone haunted Americans and shaped how they thought about and interacted with each other and the rest of the world. 'Damned Nation' asks how and why that fear survived Enlightenment critiques tha...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | Damned Nation. Hell in America from the Revolution to Reconstruction (2018) (Brunner, Benedikt, 1986 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Enlightenment
/ Political culture
/ Hell (Motif)
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
United States
Church history
B Hell Christianity Public opinion B Americans Attitudes |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9780199843114 |
| Summary: | Hell mattered in the United States' first century of nationhood. The fear of fire-and-brimstone haunted Americans and shaped how they thought about and interacted with each other and the rest of the world. 'Damned Nation' asks how and why that fear survived Enlightenment critiques that diminished its importance elsewhere. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 28, 2014) |
| ISBN: | 0199375194 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199843114.001.0001 |