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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elder, Robert, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelicalism--Southern States--History.

Evangelicalism.

Southern States--Social life and customs--1775-1865.

Southern States.

Southern States--Church history--18th century.

Southern States--Church history--17th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890845641

9781469627571

1469627574

9781469627588

1469627582

OCLC:

942985870