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The Kingdom of Matthias : a story of sex and salvation in 19th-century America / Paul E. Johnson and Sean Wilentz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Paul E., 1942-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Matthews, Robert, 1788-.
- Matthews, Robert.
- Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883.
- Truth, Sojourner.
- Kingdom of Matthias (Cult)--Biography.
- Kingdom of Matthias (Cult).
- Kingdom of Matthias (Cult)--History.
- Cults--New York (State)--History--19th century.
- Cults.
- Impostors and imposture--New York (State)--History--19th century.
- Impostors and imposture.
- Sex customs--New York (State)--History--19th century.
- Sex customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 p.)
- Edition:
- Updated ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz brilliantly recapture the forgotten story of Matthias the Prophet, imbuing their richly researched account with the dramatic force of a novel.In the hands of Johnson and Wilentz, the strange tale of Matthias opens a fascinating window into the turbulent movements of the religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening--movements that swept up great numbers of evangelical Americans and gave rise to new sects like the Mormons. Into this teeming environment walked a down-and-out carpenter named Robert Matthews, who announced himself as Matthias, prophet of the G
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Prologue: Two Prophets at Kirtland; ONE: Elijah Pierson; TWO: Robert Matthews; THREE: The Kingdom; FOUR: The Downfall; Epilogue; Afterword; A Note on Sources; Notes; Acknowledgments
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1994.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-993912-8
- 1-280-59491-8
- 9786613624741
- 0-19-991759-0
- OCLC:
- 784886662
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