Blood from the Sky : Miracles and Politics in the Early American Republic.
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TextSeries: Publication details: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, (c)2017.Description: 1 online resource (264 pages)Content type: - text
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- Miracles -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Supernatural -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Religion and politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political culture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Crises -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- E338 .B566 2017
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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.
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