The altar at home : sentimental literature and nineteenth-century American religion /

The Altar at Home explores the many religious contexts and contents of the sentimental literature of the American nineteenth century, arguing that this genre played a dynamic role in the development of revivalism, millennialism, feminism, and other forms of heterodoxy.

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Stokes, Claudia, 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014
Edition:1st ed.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:The Altar at Home explores the many religious contexts and contents of the sentimental literature of the American nineteenth century, arguing that this genre played a dynamic role in the development of revivalism, millennialism, feminism, and other forms of heterodoxy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0812290143
9780812290141
Language:In English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.