Upstate Cauldron
Eccentric Spiritual Movements in Early New York State
1st Edition
Published on 6. March 2015
386 pages
978-1-4384-5596-9 (ISBN)
Description
A guide to the phenomenal crop of prophets, cults, and utopian communities that arose in Upstate New York from 1776 to 1914.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
Total Illustrations: 57
Total Illustrations: 57
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-5596-9 (9781438455969)
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State University of New York Press
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State University of New York Press
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Person
Joscelyn Godwin is Professor of Music at Colgate University. He has written many books on music, mysticism, and Western esoteric traditions.
Content
Acknowledgments
1. The Historical Background
2. The Religious Background
3. The Female Face of God
4. The Indian Tragedy
5. Sleeping Preachers
6. Mormon Roots
7. The Square and Compass
8. Not the End of the World
9. Not the End of the World
10. Perfection in This Life
11. The Poughkeepsie Seer
12. Rapping Spirits
13. The Progressives Take Notice
14. Sex, Drugs, and Mirrors
15. Chautauqua Follies
16. Open Breathing
17. Practical Spirits
18. Theosophy, from Ithaca to Halcyon
19. The Hollow Earth
20. Freethought
21. Oz and Ends
22. The Fra
23. The Craftsman
24. The Rochester Yogi
25. The Cauldron Refired
Maps
Gazetteer of Sites
Notes
Bibliography
Index
1. The Historical Background
2. The Religious Background
3. The Female Face of God
4. The Indian Tragedy
5. Sleeping Preachers
6. Mormon Roots
7. The Square and Compass
8. Not the End of the World
9. Not the End of the World
10. Perfection in This Life
11. The Poughkeepsie Seer
12. Rapping Spirits
13. The Progressives Take Notice
14. Sex, Drugs, and Mirrors
15. Chautauqua Follies
16. Open Breathing
17. Practical Spirits
18. Theosophy, from Ithaca to Halcyon
19. The Hollow Earth
20. Freethought
21. Oz and Ends
22. The Fra
23. The Craftsman
24. The Rochester Yogi
25. The Cauldron Refired
Maps
Gazetteer of Sites
Notes
Bibliography
Index
