Religious melancholy and Protestant experience in America.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Julius H., author.

Series:

Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Depression, Mental--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Depression, Mental.

Anorexia nervosa--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Anorexia nervosa.

Protestant churches--United States--History.

Protestant churches.

Depression, Mental--United States--Epidemiology.

Anorexia nervosa--United States--Epidemiology.

United States--Church history.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study traces the phenomenon of "religious melancholy" among American evangelicals, focusing on the period 1740-1850.

Contents:

Contents; 1. The Protestant Ethic and the Melancholy Spirit; 2. Evangelical Pietism in America; 3. Evangelical Anorexia Nervosa; 4. What Hath God Wrought? Religious Melancholy in the Second Great Awakening; 5. Sinners Who Would Fast unto Death; 6. The Passing Away of Religious Melancholy?; Appendix A: Pastoral Care; Appendix B: Revivalists As Mediatorial Elites; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-298) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-774087-1

1-280-52686-6

0-19-535947-X

1-4294-0564-3

OCLC:

476011587