Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-242) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: History, reality, and miracles -- Part I. The supernatural world -- The language of the supernatural -- The practice of the supernatural -- The politics of the supernatural -- Part II. The sectarian impulse -- Shakers -- Native American prophets -- Latter-day Saints -- The sects that weren't -- Conclusion: Liberty and theology.
Summary:
"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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