Blood from the Sky : Miracles and Politics in the Early American Republic.
Jortner, Adam Joseph.
Blood from the Sky : Miracles and Politics in the Early American Republic. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (264 pages) - Jeffersonian America .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: History, reality and miracles -- The language of the supernatural -- The practice of the supernatural -- The politics of the supernatural -- Shakers -- Native American prophets -- Latter-day Saints -- The sects that weren't -- Conclusion: Liberty and theology.
"This book examines the appearance of miracles and the supernatural in Jeffersonian America, and explains the way in which these religious claims to supernatural powers represented a political crisis in the new republic"--Provided by publisher.
9780813939599 9780813939582
Miracles--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Supernatural--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Religion and politics--History--United States--19th century.
Political culture--History--United States--19th century.
Crises--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E338 / .B566 2017
Blood from the Sky : Miracles and Politics in the Early American Republic. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (264 pages) - Jeffersonian America .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: History, reality and miracles -- The language of the supernatural -- The practice of the supernatural -- The politics of the supernatural -- Shakers -- Native American prophets -- Latter-day Saints -- The sects that weren't -- Conclusion: Liberty and theology.
"This book examines the appearance of miracles and the supernatural in Jeffersonian America, and explains the way in which these religious claims to supernatural powers represented a political crisis in the new republic"--Provided by publisher.
9780813939599 9780813939582
Miracles--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Supernatural--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Religion and politics--History--United States--19th century.
Political culture--History--United States--19th century.
Crises--Political aspects--History--United States--19th century.
Electronic Books.
E338 / .B566 2017