Smitten: sex, gender, and the contest for souls in the Second Great Awakening
"This work investigates the experience of enthusiastic religion in early-nineteenth-century America, particularly among the Mormons, Shakers, Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, and Oneida Perfectionists. It reveals how religious competition produced sexual and gender disruptions during the Second...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Ithaca London
Cornell University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sex role
Religious aspects
Christianity
History 19th century
B Enthusiasm Religious aspects Christianity History 19th century B Women in Christianity (United States) History 19th century B Second Great Awakening B Christianity (United States) History 19th century B Sex Religious aspects Christianity History 19th century B Christian Communities (United States) History 19th century B United States Church history 19th century |
| Summary: | "This work investigates the experience of enthusiastic religion in early-nineteenth-century America, particularly among the Mormons, Shakers, Catholics, Methodists, Baptists, and Oneida Perfectionists. It reveals how religious competition produced sexual and gender disruptions during the Second Great Awakening, highlighting the subsequent domestication of religion in response to these challenges"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 212 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5017-6647-3 |
