The course of God's providence: religion, health, and the body in early America
"This book tells the story of religion and medicine in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. It rejects simplistic frameworks of secularization and enlightenment and emphasizes, instead, continuing and powerful Protestant ideas of God's oversight in shaping and motivating human activity i...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
New York University Press
[2021]
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Collection/Revue: | North American religions
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
USA
/ Christianisme
/ Vie saine
/ Histoire 1700-1800
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Medicine
Religious aspects
Christianity
History 18th century
B United States Church history 18th century B Medicine (United States) History 18th century B Medicine History 18th century (United States) B Health Religious aspects Christianity History 18th century |
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| Résumé: | "This book tells the story of religion and medicine in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. It rejects simplistic frameworks of secularization and enlightenment and emphasizes, instead, continuing and powerful Protestant ideas of God's oversight in shaping and motivating human activity in the realms of narrative, medicine, missions, charity, and maternity"-- |
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| Description matérielle: | xiv, 265 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-0668-3 |
