Covering more than 200 years of history from pre–contact to the present, this textbook places religion at the center of the history of the American West, examining the relationship between religion and the region and their influence on one another. A comprehensive examination of the relationship between religion and the American West and their influence on each other over the course of more than 200 years Discusses diverse groups of people, places, and events that played an important historical role, from organized religion and easily recognized denominations to unorganized religion and cults Provides straightforward explanations of key religious and theological terms and concepts Weaves discussion of American Indian religion throughout the text and presents it in dialogue with other groups Enriches our understanding of American history by examining key factors outside of traditional political, economic, social, and cultural domains INDICE: Acknowledgements viii List of Illustrations x Introduction 1 1 Indigenous Religions in the West 8 A r c t i c 12 Su b–Arctic 13 N o r t h w es t Coast 16 Pl ai ns 18 Pl a t e a u 20 G r e a t B asin 22 C a l ifo r n i a 23 S o u t h w es t 24 C o m m o n Themes 27 C o n c l u s i o n 29 S u g gested Rea din g 30 2 Missions to New Worlds 32 S p ai n 34 F r a nc e 50 R u ss i a 60 C o n c l u s i o n 66 S u g gested Rea din g 67 vi Contents 3 Migrations, Manifest Destiny, and Mormons, 1803–1860 69 T r a nsplanting Religions in the US Imperial Period 71 Protestantism 71 Roman Catholicism 80 Judaism 83 Asian religions 85 R el i g i o n a n d Manifest Destiny 86 M o r m o ns and the Quest for Zion 91 The Mormon Question, 1852–1860 103 C o n c l u s i o n 107 S u g gested Rea din g 108 4 The West and Religion in the Era of the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860–1890 109 P r otest a n t i s m i n the West 112 C a t h o l i cism i n the West 119 J u d a i s m i n the West 124 As i a n Religions in the West 127 The Mormon Question and the Mormon Answer, 1862–1890 127 A m erican Indian Religious Experiences 135 C o n c l u s i o n 150 S u g gested Rea din g 150 5 Religion in the Modern West, 1890–1945 152 M o r m o n i s m 155 C a t h o l i cism 157 A m erican Indians and Religion 162 As i a n Religions and Influence 169 M od ernism, Fundamentalism, and t h e Spirit of the West 172 W or l d War I and Religion in the West 177 The Sunbelt and the Bible Belt 178 W or l d War II and Religion in the West 188 C o n c l u s i o n 189 S u g gested Rea din g 190 6 Religion in the Cold War West, 1945–1965 192 R el i g i o u s I n n o v a t i o n 197 Buddhism and the Beats 197 Scientology 198 Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and religion 199 C o n t ents vii The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints 201 The Native American Church 206 H i s p an i cs a n d Religion in the West 207 E v an gelicals a n d the Sunbelt West 210 C o n c l u s i o n 216 S u g gested Rea din g 216 7 Creativity and Controversy after 1965 218 I mm i g ra t i o n Reform and Asian Religions in the West 220 R el i g i o n i n the Hispanic West 224 N e w Religious Movements 227 R el i g i o n a n d the Internet in the West 240 The Megachurch Boom 242 R el i g i o n i n the Native West 251 P a t hs t o the Present in Mormon Wests 254 C o n c l u s i o n 258 S u g gested Rea din g 258 Conclusion: The Frontier that Wouldn’t Close 260 Index 000
- ISBN: 978-1-118-84838-8
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 31/12/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés
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