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The Lord for the body : religion, medicine and Protestant faith healing in Canada, 1880-1930 / James Opp.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Montreal [Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2005.Description: 1 online resource (x, 274 pages) : illustrations, portraitsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773574465
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BL65 .L673 2005
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
The prayer of faith -- A respectable movement -- Marching to Zion -- Pentecostal power -- Revivals and reactions -- Exposing the body.
Review: "The Lord for the Body explores the ways constructions of the body, gender, and social space informed the cultural practice of Protestant faith healing in Canada. From newspaper accounts to criminal proceedings, James Opp traces the reactions of ministers, doctors, and state authorities, who denounced faith healing as dangerous to spiritual and physical health. Undaunted by such attacks, the faithful continued to seek healing through prayer, a practice that operated as a powerful devotional observance and a point of resistance to modern medicine."--Jacket.
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Limited edition of 350 copies (Hardcover) ; Limited edition of 288 copies (Paperback).

Includes bibliographies and index.

Bodily knowledge -- The prayer of faith -- A respectable movement -- Marching to Zion -- Pentecostal power -- Revivals and reactions -- Exposing the body.

"The Lord for the Body explores the ways constructions of the body, gender, and social space informed the cultural practice of Protestant faith healing in Canada. From newspaper accounts to criminal proceedings, James Opp traces the reactions of ministers, doctors, and state authorities, who denounced faith healing as dangerous to spiritual and physical health. Undaunted by such attacks, the faithful continued to seek healing through prayer, a practice that operated as a powerful devotional observance and a point of resistance to modern medicine."--Jacket.

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