Sacred borders: continuing revelation and canonical restraint in early america
Auteur :
Holland, David
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199753611
Date de publication :
17 févr. 2011
Dimensions :
16,8 x 24,1 x 3,8 cm
Poids :
578 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
David Holland tells the stories of antebellum Americans who advocated the idea of an open canon, considering the place of cultural authority in a democratized society, the tension between subjective truths and communal standards, a rising historical consciousness, the expansion of print capitalism, and the principle of religious freedom.