Publication

2013 - Indiana University Press

Language

English

Word Count

55,750 words, Guess

Page Count

223 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCBR515

Description

From the colonial period to the present, the Mississippi River has impacted religious communities from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Exploring the religious landscape along the 2,530 miles of the largest river system in North America, the essays in Gods of the Mississippi make a compelling case for American religion in motion-not just from east to west, but also from north to south. With discussion of topics such as the religions of the Black Atlantic, religion and empire, antebellum religious movements, the Mormons at Nauvoo, black religion in the delta, Catholicism in the Deep South, a.

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Other Editions

  • Gods Of The MississippiIndiana University Press2013-01-01

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