Gods of war, gods of peace : how the meeting of native and colonial religions shaped early America / Russell Bourne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bourne, Russell.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Religion--To 1800.

United States.

Religion.

Physical Description:

xv, 425 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Harcourt, [2002]

Summary:

This moving portrait of two cultures--Native Americans and early European colonists--alters the understanding of early American history and deepens the knowledge of how people became Americans. 8 page photo insert.

Contents:

1. The devilish interaction of two religions

2. A Wampanoag "saint" and a Narragansett prince

3. Two men of opposed gods on the northern frontier

4. The New England apostle's native churches

5. The early eighteenth century's flowering of hope: the great awakening

6. In the twilight of an empire, a mission-minded schoolmaster and a prophet for Pontiac

7. Prophets of two separate revolutions

8. The imminent apocalypse and the ultimate removal.

Notes:

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-398) and index.

ISBN:

015100501X

OCLC:

48144312