Spiritualism in nineteenth-century New Orleans: the life and times of Henry Louis Rey
"The advent of modern American spiritualism took place in the 1850s and continued as a viable faith into the 1870s. Because of its diversity and openness to new cultures and religions, New Orleans provided fertile ground to nurture Spiritualism ... Melissa Daggett focuses on Le cercle harmoniqu...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jackson
University Press of Mississippi
2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements |
| Further subjects: | B
Rey, Henry Louis (1831-1894)
B New Orleans (La.) History 19th century B New Orleans (La.) Race relations B Spiritualism (Louisiana) (New Orleans) History 19th century B Creoles (Louisiana) (New Orleans) Biography B Free African Americans (Louisiana) (New Orleans) Biography |
| Summary: | "The advent of modern American spiritualism took place in the 1850s and continued as a viable faith into the 1870s. Because of its diversity and openness to new cultures and religions, New Orleans provided fertile ground to nurture Spiritualism ... Melissa Daggett focuses on Le cercle harmonique, the francophone séance circle of Henry Louis Rey (1831-1894), a Creole of color who was a key civil rights activist, author, and Civil War and Reconstruction leader. ... Spiritualism in nineteenth-century New Orleans focuses on the turbulent years between the late antebellum period and the end of Reconstruction through the eyes of the séance registers"-- |
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| Item Description: | "Portions of this work have previously appeared as 'Spiritualism among Creoles of Color in Nineteenth-Century New Orleans: The Life and Times of Henry Louis Rey,' Louisiana History, 55 (2014)"--Preliminary pages Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-193) and index |
| ISBN: | 1496818377 |