Free Spirits

Spiritualism, Republicanism, and Radicalism in the Civil War Era

Mark A. Lause (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2016
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-08175-0 (ISBN)

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Often dismissed as a nineteenth-century curiosity, spiritualism influenced the radical social and political movements of its time. Believers filled the ranks of the Free Democrats, agitated for land and monetary reform, fought for abolition, and held egalitarian leanings that found powerful expression in campaigns for gender and racial equality. In Free Spirits , Mark A. Lause considers spiritualism as a political and cultural force in Civil War-era America. Lause reveals the scope, spread, and influence of the movement, both in its links to reformist causes and its ability to amplify previously marginalized voices. Rooting spiritualism's appeal in the crises of the time, Lause considers how spiritualist influences, through the distillation of the war, forced reassessments of the question of Radical Republicanism and radicalism in general. He also delves into unexplored areas such as the movement's role in Lincoln's reelection and the relationship between Native Americans and spiritualists.

Mark A. Lause is a professor of American history at the University of Cincinnati and the author of numerous books, including Free Labor: The Civil War and the Making of an American Working Class; A Secret Society History of the Civil War; Price's Lost Campaign: The 1864 Invasion of Missouri; and Race and Radicalism in the Union Army.

CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologueAmerica's 1848: Republican Spirits in RevoltPart I. The Soul of a Republic1. Free Democrats to the Republicans: Radical Spiritualists and the Antislavery Insurgency2. The Mystical Union: The Republican Medium of the National Destiny3. Father Abraham: President Lincoln and the Spirit of the UnionPart II. The Promise of a Republic4. Liberty: Toward a Rational Spirit of Freedom5. Equality: Race and Gender6. Fraternity: Reconstructing a Movement and the NationEpilogueLong Shadows: The Legacies of Civil War–Era SpiritualismNotesIndex

Erscheinungsdatum	10.07.2016
Zusatzinfo	13 black and white photographs
Verlagsort	Baltimore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	399 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	0-252-08175-7 / 0252081757
ISBN-13	978-0-252-08175-0 / 9780252081750
Zustand	Neuware