Contents; 1. The Protestant Ethic and the Melancholy Spirit; 2. Evangelical Pietism in America; 3. Evangelical Anorexia Nervosa; 4. What Hath God Wrought? Religious Melancholy in the Second Great Awakening; 5. Sinners Who Would Fast unto Death; 6. The Passing Away of Religious Melancholy?; Appendix A: Pastoral Care; Appendix B: Revivalists As Mediatorial Elites; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This study traces the phenomenon of "religious melancholy" among American evangelicals, focusing on the period 1740-1850
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-298) and index
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