Darkness falls on the land of light : experiencing religious awakenings in eighteenth-century New England / Douglas L. Winiarski.

Title:

Darkness falls on the land of light : experiencing religious awakenings in eighteenth-century New England / Douglas L. Winiarski.

Author:

Winiarski, Douglas Leo.

Call Number:

277.4 W772

Publication Information:

Chapel Hill, N.C. : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Va. by the University of North Carolina Press, [2017].

Physical Description:

xxii, 607 p. : ill., maps, charts ; 25cm

Description:

"This ... history of popular religion in eighteenth-century New England examines the experiences of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. Drawing on an unprecedented quantity of letters, diaries, and testimonies, Douglas Winiarski recovers the pervasive and vigorous lay piety of the early eighteenth century"--

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Great Awakening.

Locations:

New England Religious life and customs.
New England Church history 18th century.

Organizations:

Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Office of Book Publications; February 2017;