The Sacred Mirror Evangelicalism, Honor, and Identity in the Deep South, 1790-1860

Author/Creator:: Elder, Robert, 1981- author
Publication/Creation:: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]
Resource Type:: Book

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Full Title:: The Sacred Mirror Evangelicalism, Honor, and Identity in the Deep South, 1790-1860 / Robert Elder

Subjects:: Evangelicalism--Southern States--History
Southern States--Social life and customs--1775-1865
Southern States--Church history--18th century
Southern States--Church history--17th century

Table of Contents:: True honor comes from God alone : evangelicalism and the language of the alternative community -- In the publick manner : honor, community, discipline, and the self in the local church -- Dual citizens and a twice sacred circle : men, women, and honor in the local church -- Social death and everlasting life : slave identity, honor, and ritual -- A voice at its full thunder : evangelical oratory, honor, and the self -- An everlasting name : ambition, fame, duty, death, and the evangelical ideal.
Summary:: Most histories of the American South describe the conflict between evangelical religion and honour culture as one of the defining features of southern life before the Civil War. The story is usually told as a battle of clashing worldviews, but in this book, Robert Elder challenges this interpretation by illuminating just how deeply evangelicalism in Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches was interwoven with traditional southern culture.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (288 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.