UID:
edocfu_9958352328902883
Format:
1 online resource (328 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812201857
Series Statement:
Early American Studies
Content:
Catalysts in the birth of evangelicalism, the Moravians supported their religious projects through financial savvy, a distinctive communalism at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and transatlantic commercial networks. This book traces the Moravians' evolving projects, arguing that imperial war, not capitalism, transformed Moravian religious life.
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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NOTE ON TERMINOLOGY --
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INTRODUCTION --
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CHAPTER 1: The Pilgrims' Mission --
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CHAPTER 2: Interconnected Worlds --
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CHAPTER 3: Moravian Expansion in the Mid-Atlantic --
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CHAPTER 4: The Moral Parameters of Economic Endeavor --
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CHAPTER 5: Atlantic Currents: Global War and the Fate of Moravian Communalism --
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CHAPTER 6: Two Revolutions: Ending the Oeconomy and Losing the Missions --
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CHAPTER 7: A Change in Mission --
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CHAPTER 8: Unraveled Strands --
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Conclusion --
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ABBREVIATIONS --
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NOTES --
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INDEX --
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812201857
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812201857
