Religion and the American West : belief, violence, and resilience from 1800 to today / edited by Jessica Lauren Nelson ; foreword by John Vanausdall.
Nelson, Jessica Lauren editor, writer of added text.; Vanausdall, John, writer of foreword.; ProQuest (Firm)
2023
N6510.5.R45 R45 2023
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Title Religion and the American West : belief, violence, and resilience from 1800 to today / edited by Jessica Lauren Nelson ; foreword by John Vanausdall.
ISBN 9780826365125
0826365124
9780826365118
0826365116
Published Albuquerque, NM : University of New Mexico Press, 2023.
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Description 1 online resource (ix, 193 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number N6510.5.R45 R45 2023
Note Companion to an exhibition entitled "Acts of Faith: Religion and the American West" held at the New-York Historical Society, September 22, 2023-February 25, 2024. Curated by Marci Reaven and Lily Wong.
"The narrative highlights the experiences and traditions of people who, voluntarily or involuntarily, took part in this chaotic and transformative era -- including diverse Native peoples, Protestant missionaries, Mormon settlers, Catholic communities, African American migrants, Jewish traders, and Chinese immigrant workers."--https://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/acts-of-faith-religion-and-the-american-west (viewed September 13, 2023).
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191).
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Vanausdall, John, writer of foreword.
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Foreword / John Vanausdall
Introduction / Jessica Lauren Nelson
Chapter One. Sacred spaces : religion, land, and identity in the Trans-Appalachian West (1800-1840) / Jessica Lauren Nelson
Chapter Two. Religion and empire : mythic trails, stolen homelands, and forced migration in the antebellum West (1840-1860) / Danae Jacobson
Chapter Three. Frontier violence : making Americans and the myth of the West (1860-1890) / Konden Smith Hansen
Chapter Four. Religion here and now / Daisy Vargas
Conclusion. A Visual epigraph / Jessica Lauren Nelson
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