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Author Bourne, Russell.

Title Gods of war, gods of peace : how the meeting of native and colonial religions shaped early America / Russell Bourne.

Publication Info. New York : Harcourt, [2002]
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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  200.973 B775G    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xv, 425 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents 1. The devilish interaction of two religions -- 2. A Wampanoag "saint" and a Narragannsett prince -- 3. Two men of opposed Gods on the northern frontier -- 4. The New England apostle's native churches -- 5. The early eighteenth century's flowering of hope -- 6. In the twilight of an empire, a mission-minded schoolmaster and a prophet for Pontiac -- 7. Prophets of two separate revolutions -- 8. The imminent apocalypse and the ultimate removal.
Note Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [367]-398) and index.
Subject United States -- Religion -- To 1800.
ISBN 015100501X
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