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.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
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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