Upstate cauldron :eccentric spiritual movements in early New York State /Joscelyn Godwin.
Description
The historical background -- The religious background -- The female face of God -- The Indian tragedy -- Sleeping preachers -- Mormon roots -- The square and compass -- Not the end of the world -- Brief utopias -- Perfection in this life -- The Poughkeepsie seer -- Rapping spirits -- The progressives take notice -- Sex, drugs, and mirrors -- Chautauqua follies -- Open breathing -- Practical spirits -- Theosophy, from Ithaca to Halcyon -- The hollow earth -- Freethought -- Oz and ends -- The fra -- The craftsman -- The Rochester yogi -- The cauldron refired.
viii, 375 pages :illustrations ;23 cm.
Book Details
Author
Godwin, Joscelynaut
Place Published
City
Albany
Publication Subjects
Occultism--New York (State)
Occultism.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01043123
Religion.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01093763
Call No.
BL2527 .N64 G63 2015
ISBN
9781438455945, 1438455941
LCCN
2014020301
Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier
Media type: unmediatednrdamedia
Date: [2015]
Publication Info: {copy}2015