Godwin Upstate Cauldron

Eccentric Spiritual Movements in Early New York State
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5596-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 386 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: Excelsior Editions

A guide to the phenomenal crop of prophets, cults, and utopian communities that arose in Upstate New York from 1776 to 1914.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Godwin, Joscelyn

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

1. The Historical Background

2. The Religious Background

3. The Female Face of God

4. The Indian Tragedy

5. Sleeping Preachers

6. Mormon Roots

7. The Square and Compass

8. Not the End of the World

9. Not the End of the World

10. Perfection in This Life

11. The Poughkeepsie Seer

12. Rapping Spirits

13. The Progressives Take Notice

14. Sex, Drugs, and Mirrors

15. Chautauqua Follies

16. Open Breathing

17. Practical Spirits

18. Theosophy, from Ithaca to Halcyon

19. The Hollow Earth

20. Freethought

21. Oz and Ends

22. The Fra

23. The Craftsman

24. The Rochester Yogi

25. The Cauldron Refired

Maps
Gazetteer of Sites
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Joscelyn Godwin is Professor of Music at Colgate University. He has written many books on music, mysticism, and Western esoteric traditions.